Action brought on 21 August 2023 – Giorgio Armani v EUIPO – Shenzhen City Chongzheng Technology (Representation of a stylised eagle)
(Case T-509/23)
Language in which the application was lodged: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Giorgio Armani SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: I. Carli, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Shenzhen City Chongzheng Technology Co. Ltd (Shenzhen, China)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark (Representation of a stylised eagle) – Application for registration No 18 365 053
Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 June 2023 in Case R 1413/2022-2
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul the contested decision;
order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings, if it joins as intervener, to pay the costs.
Pleas in law
Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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