Action brought on 30 August 2023 – Laura Food v EUIPO – Bella Tawziaa II (Thé Vert de Chine AL ASSAD HBOUB R3505 Chaara 4011)

(Case T-541/23)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Laura Food Srl (Rozzano, Italy) (represented by: C. Bercial Arias, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Bella Tawziaa II SLU (Marbella, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union trade mark Thé Vert de Chine AL ASSAD HBOUB R3505 Chaara 4011 – Application for registration No 18 239 841

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 June 2023 in Case R 2017/2022-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

uphold the appeal and partially annul the contested decision;

order the defendant and the intervener, if it was the case, to bear the costs incurred by the applicant before the General Court.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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