Action brought on 28 March 2018 — Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista v EUIPO — Battista Nino Caffè (Battistino)

(Case T-220/18)

Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Torrefazione Caffè Michele Battista Srl (Triggiano, Italy) (represented by: V. Franchini, F. Paesan and R. Bia, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Battista Nino Caffè Srl (Triggiano, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark including the word element Battistino — International registration designating the European Union No 1 071 387

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 January 2018 in Case R 400/2017-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision and consequently reject the application for a declaration of invalidity of the mark at issue;

order EUIPO and Battista Nino Caffè Srl to pay the costs of the present proceedings and of the two earlier sets of proceedings before the Cancellation Division of EUIPO and the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Articles 64(2), 60(1)(a) and 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001.

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