Action brought on 30 January 2024 – Kartroi v EUIPO – Luxvide Finanziaria per Iniziative Audiovisive e Telematiche (SANDOKAN)

(Case T-47/24)

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: EU word mark ‘SANDOKAN’ – EU trade mark No 18 381 703

Proceedings before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 October 2023 in Case R 312/2023-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

dismiss the application for invalidity of EU trade mark No 18 381 703 lodged on 21 June 2021 by Luxvide Finanziaria per Iniziative Audiovisive e Telematiche SpA;

set a date for the oral hearing in the case;

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 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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