CELEX: 62019TN0044
Language: en
Date: 2019-01-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-44/19: Action brought on 23 January 2019 — Globalia Corporación Empresarial v EUIPO — Touring Club Italiano (TC Touring Club)

11.3.2019   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 93/77
            
         
      Action brought on 23 January 2019 — Globalia Corporación Empresarial v EUIPO — Touring Club Italiano (TC Touring Club)
      (Case T-44/19)
      (2019/C 93/99)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Globalia Corporación Empresarial, SA (Llucmajor, Spain) (represented by: A. Gómez López, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Touring Club Italiano (Milan, Italy)
      
         Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
      
      
         Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
      
         Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark TC Touring Club in colours red and light grey — Application for registration No 15 299 001
      
         Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
      
         Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 9 November 2018 in Case R 448/2018-4
      
         Form of order sought
      
      The applicant claims that the Court should:
      
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                  annul the contested decision due to infringement of Article 95(1) and (2) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, constituting a substantial procedural error; and/or
               
            
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                  set aside the contested decision due to erroneous application of Article 47(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and enter a finding to the effect that proof of ‘genuine’ use of the earlier trade mark is insufficient or inconclusive; and/or
               
            
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                  set aside the contested decision due to erroneous application of Article 8(1)(b) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and enter a finding to the effect that there does not exists likelihood of confusion between the confronted trade marks;
               
            
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                  order the defendant and the intervener, if he enters an appearance in proceedings, to pay the costs.
               
            
         Pleas in law
      
      
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                  Infringement of Article 95(1) and (2) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
               
            
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                  Infringement of Article 47(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
               
            
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                  Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.