CELEX: 62016TN0438
Language: en
Date: 2016-08-05 00:00:00
Title: Case T-438/16: Action brought on 5 August 2016 — Altunis v EUIPO — Hotel Cipriani (CIPRIANI)

19.9.2016   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 343/48
            
         Action brought on 5 August 2016 — Altunis v EUIPO — Hotel Cipriani (CIPRIANI)
   (Case T-438/16)
   (2016/C 343/66)
   Language in which the application was lodged: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Altunis-Trading, Gestão e Serviços, Lda (Funchal, Portugal) (represented by: A. Vanzetti, S. Bergia and G. Sironi, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hotel Cipriani Srl (Venice, Italy)
   
      Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
   
   
      Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant
   
      Trade mark at issue: International registration of the word mark ‘CIPRIANI’ designating the European Union — International registration No 1 127 870 designating the European Union
   
      Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
   
      Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 June 2016 in Case R 1889/2015-4
   
      Form of order sought
   
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               annul the contested decision;
            
         
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               reject the opposition filed by Hotel Cipriani s.r.l.; or
            
         
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               remit the proceedings to EUIPO in order for it to rule in compliance with the judgment to be delivered;
            
         
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               order full reimbursement of the costs of the present proceedings, including those of the previous procedural stages before EUIPO, in favour of Altunis.
            
         
      Pleas in law
   
   
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               Infringement of Articles 15, 42(2) and 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 and of Rule 23(3) of Regulation No 2868/95 in relation to genuine use of the mark of Hotel Cipriani;
            
         
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               Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 in relation to the assessment of the similarity between goods and services and the resulting assessment of the likelihood of confusion.