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Document 62018TN0222
Case T-222/18: Action brought on 23 March 2018 — Aliança — Vinhos de Portugal v EUIPO — Lidl Stiftung (ALIANÇA VINHOS DE PORTUGAL)
Case T-222/18: Action brought on 23 March 2018 — Aliança — Vinhos de Portugal v EUIPO — Lidl Stiftung (ALIANÇA VINHOS DE PORTUGAL)
Case T-222/18: Action brought on 23 March 2018 — Aliança — Vinhos de Portugal v EUIPO — Lidl Stiftung (ALIANÇA VINHOS DE PORTUGAL)
OJ C 166, 14.5.2018, p. 48–48
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
14.5.2018 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 166/48 |
Action brought on 23 March 2018 — Aliança — Vinhos de Portugal v EUIPO — Lidl Stiftung (ALIANÇA VINHOS DE PORTUGAL)
(Case T-222/18)
(2018/C 166/61)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Aliança — Vinhos de Portugal SA (Anadia, Portugal) (represented by: J. Mioludo, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany).
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark ALIANÇA VINHOS DE PORTUGAL — EU trade mark No 13 907 027
Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 January 2018 in Case R 1206/2017-5.
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision; |
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annul the decision of the Cancellation Division of 4 April 2017 in Cancellation No. 13433 C; |
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refuse the application for a declaration of invalidity of EU trade mark registration No. 13 907 027 ‘ALIANÇA VINHOS DE PORTUGAL (fig.)’; |
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maintain the EU trade mark registration No. 13 907 027 ‘ALIANÇA VINHOS DE PORTUGAL (fig.)’ valid for all the covered goods; |
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order EUIPO and Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG to bear their own costs and pay those of the Appelant. |
Plea in law
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Infringement of Articles 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a) of Regulation No 2017/1001. |