Action brought on 17 February 2017 – Cantina e oleificio sociale di San Marzano v EUIPO – Miguel Torres (SANTORO)

(Case T-102/17)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Cantina e oleificio sociale di San Marzano (San Marzano di San Giuseppe, Italy) (represented by: F. Jacobacci and E. Truffo, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Miguel Torres, SA (Vilafranca del Penedés, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word element ‘SANTORO’ – Application for registration No 12 282 141

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 December 2016 in Case R 2018/2015-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Art. 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 misconstruction of the case-law related to the issues in question;

Infringement of Art. 8(5) of Regulation No. 207/2009 and distortion of evidence.

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