16.1.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 14/53
Action brought on 15 November 2016 — Agricola J.M. v EUIPO — Torres (CLOS DE LA TORRE)
(Case T-806/16)
(2017/C 014/63)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Agricola J.M., SL (Girona, Spain) (represented by: J. Clos Creus, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Miguel Torres, SA (Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain).
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark ‘CLOS DE LA TORRE’ — Application for registration No 13 029 533
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 July 2016 in Case R 2099/2015-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 July 2016;
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annul the decision of the Opposition Division of EUIPO of 7 August 2015, which upheld the opposition against all the products in class 33: ‘alcoholic beverages (except beers)’ by refusing the Community trade mark for all the contested goods;
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alter earlier decisions by granting registration of the mark to the applicant for all the goods in class 33;
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order EUIPO to pay the costs of this action.
Pleas in law
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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 and of the case-law arising from cases similar to the present case.
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