Action brought on 22 May 2013 – Nutrexpa v OHIM – Kraft Foods Italia Intellectual Property (Cuétara MARÍA ORO)

(Case T-271/13)

Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Nutrexpa, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Grau Mora, M. Ferrándiz Avendaño and Y. Sastre Canet, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Kraft Foods Italia Intellectual Property Srl (Milan, Italy)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 18 March 2013 in Case R 1285/2012-1, whereby it rejected the application for registration of Community figurative trade mark No 9 056 045 ‘Cuétara MARÍA ORO’ for ‘Preserved and dried fruits; preserved, dried and cooked vegetables’ (Class 29) and ‘Flour and preparations made from cereals, bread, pastry and confectionery, ices; biscuits’ (Class 30), which should consequently be registered by OHIM;

order OHIM to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark containing the word elements ‘Cuétara MARÍA ORO’ for goods in Classes 5, 29 and 30 – Application for registration of Community trade mark No 9 056 045

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Kraft Foods Italia Intellectual Property Srl

Mark or sign cited in opposition: National and Community figurative marks containing the word element ‘ORO’ for goods in Classes 29 and 30

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld in part

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed

Pleas in law: Breach of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009