Case T-426/16: Action brought on 2 August 2016 — Perfumes y Aromas Artesanales v EUIPO — Aromas Selective (Aa AROMAS artesanales)
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Action brought on 2 August 2016 — Perfumes y Aromas Artesanales v EUIPO — Aromas Selective (Aa AROMAS artesanales)
(Case T-426/16)2016/C 364/21Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Perfumes y Aromas Artesanales, SL (Arganda del Rey, Spain) (represented by: J. Botella Reyna, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Aromas Selective, SL (Dos Hermanas, Spain)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word elements ‘Aa AROMAS artesanales’– Application for registration No 12 215 018
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 May 2016 in Case R 766/2015-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision;
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order EUIPO to pay the costs.
Pleas in law
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Existence of priority rights and peaceful co-existence on the market and in the registration of the allegedly conflicting marks.
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Weak distinctive character of the term ‘AROMAS’.
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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
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