Action brought on 24 September 2015 – Morgese e.a. v OHIM – All Star
(Case T-568/15)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicants: Giuseppe Morgese (Barletta, Italy), Pasquale Morgese (Barletta, Italy), Felice D’Onofrio (Barletta, Italy) (represented by: D. Russo, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: All Star CV (Hilversum, Netherlands)
Details of the proceedings before OHIM
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicants
Trade mark at issue: Community figurative mark containing the word element ‘2 STAR 2S’ – Application for registration No 10 161 065
Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1July 2015 in Case R 1906/2014-5
Form of order sought
The applicants claim that the Court should:
set aside the Board’s Decision and Order;
the applicants seek an award of costs of this application and the proceedings before the Fifth Board of Appeal together with any further or other relief and/or Order that the Court may consider is appropriate.
Plea in law
The contested decision reached an erroneous conclusion as to the nature of the marks and the elements thereof, which could impact to a significant degree the relevant consumers.
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