Action brought on 17 April 2023 – Domingo Alonso Group v EUIPO – Ald Automotive and Salvador Caetano Auto (my CARFLIX)

(Case T-200/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Domingo Alonso Group, SL (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) (represented by: J. García Domínguez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ald Automotive, SA (Majadahonda, Spain), Salvador Caetano Auto (SGPS), SA (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietors of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Domingo Alonso Group, SL and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Salvador Caetano Auto (SGPS), SA

Trade mark at issue: Figurative mark my CARFLIX – European Union trade mark No 18 124 505

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 October 2022 in Case R 2213/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should annul the contested decision and order the defendant to pay the costs of the present proceedings and of the earlier proceedings before the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 60(1) in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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