Action brought on 27 March 2024 – Asaş Alüminyum v EUIPO – Asfaltos del Sureste (ASAŞ)

(Case T-172/24)

Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Asaş Alüminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Istanbul, Türkiye) (represented by: C. Sánchez Margareto and M. Pastor Palomares, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Asfaltos del Sureste, SA (San Pedro Del Pinatar, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark ASAŞ – Application for international registration designating the European Union No 1 596 257

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 January 2024 in Case R 1408/2023-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) and Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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