Action brought on 2 January 2024 – Kartroi v EUIPO – Luxvide Finanziaria per Iniziative Audiovisive e Telematiche (SANDOKAN)

(Case T-1/24)

Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Kartroi LLC (Orlando, Florida, United States) (represented by: M. Baccarelli, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Luxvide Finanziaria per Iniziative Audiovisive e Telematiche SpA (Rome, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: International registration, designating the European Union, of the word mark SANDOKAN – International registration designating the European Union No 1 109 567

Proceedings before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 September 2023 in the proceedings R 20/2023-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

dismiss the application for revocation for non-use of the international trade mark No 1 109 567 lodged on 9 June 2021 by Luxvide Finanziaria per Iniziative Audiovisive e Telematiche SpA;

award costs in favour of Kartroi LLC in respect of the case in the main proceedings as well as the costs for the earlier stages before EUIPO and the Board of Appeal.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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