Action brought on 23 March 2023 – Kirov v EUIPO – Pasticceria Cristiani (CRISTIANI)
(Case T-149/23)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Georgi Kirov (Prague, Czech Republic) (represented by: J. Matzner, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Pasticceria Cristiani Sas di Sergio Cristiani & C. (Livorno, Italy)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court
Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark CRISTIANI – European Union trade mark No 13 498 381
Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 January 2023 in Case R 835/2022-1
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul the contested decision in its entirety;
order the defendant and the intervener to pay the costs.
Pleas in law
Infringement of Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Infringement of Article 58 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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