Action brought on 23 January 2017 — Camomilla v EUIPO — CMT (CAMOMILLA)

(Case T-44/17)

Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Camomilla Srl (Buccinasco, Italy) (represented by: M. Mussi and H. Chiappetta, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: CMT Compagnia manifatture tessili Srl (CMT Srl) (Naples, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark ‘CAMOMILLA’ — European Union trade mark No 7 077 555

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 November 2016 in Case R 2250/2015-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

alter the contested decision so that CMT’s application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected in full;

in the alternative, alter the contested decision so that the application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected also in respect of the goods ‘Class 18: articles in these materials (leather and its imitations) not included in other classes, backpacks, key-holders (leather goods), briefcases, wallets, purses not of precious metal, bags, vanity cases, cases and evening bags; Class 25: Clothing, footwear, headgear, gloves, shawls, stoles, bathrobes’;

in the further alternative, annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs relating to the present proceedings before the Court, and order C.M.T. Compagnia manifatture tessili Srl to pay those relating to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Article 53(1)(a), in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Article 57(3), in conjunction with Article 57(2) of Regulation No 207/2009.

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