Action brought on 27 March 2024 – Asaş Alüminyum v EUIPO – Asfaltos del Sureste (ASAŞ)
(Case T-172/24)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Asaş Alüminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Istanbul, Türkiye) (represented by: C. Sánchez Margareto and M. Pastor Palomares, lawyers)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Asfaltos del Sureste, SA (San Pedro Del Pinatar, Spain)
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 ASAŞ – Application for international registration designating the European Union No 1 596 257
Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 January 2024 in Case R 1408/2023-4
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul the contested decision;
order EUIPO to pay the costs.
Plea in law
Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) and Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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