Action brought on 26 November 2018 — C.R.D.O.P. ‘Jamón de Teruel/Paleta de Teruel’ v EUIPO — Airesano Foods (AIRESANO BLACK El ibérico de Teruel)

(Case T-696/18)

Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Protegida ‘Jamón de Teruel/Paleta de Teruel’ (Teruel, Spain) (represented by: F. Pérez Álvarez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Airesano Foods, SL (La Puebla de Valverde, Spain)

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 AIRESANO BLACK El ibérico de Teruel — Application for registration No 15 240 005

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 24 September 2018 in Case R 88/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO and the parties to the proceedings to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 13(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

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

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