Action brought on 17 October 2023 – Fattorie Garofalo – Società Cooperativa Agricola v EUIPO – Pastificio Lucio Garofalo (fattorie garofalo)

(Case T-1036/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Fattorie Garofalo – Società Cooperativa Agricola (Capua, Italy) (represented by: S. Cutolo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Pastificio Lucio Garofalo SpA (Gragnano, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark fattorie garofalo – Application for registration No 15 556 831

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 August 2023 in Case R 2138/2022-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision and, as a result, register mark No. 15 556 831 for Class 43;

order EUIPO also to pay the costs of the opposition proceedings.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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