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Document 62022TN0168

Case T-168/22: Action brought on 30 March 2022 — Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO — Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI)

OJ C 207, 23.5.2022, p. 49–50 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ C 207, 23.5.2022, p. 34–34 (GA)

23.5.2022   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 207/49


Action brought on 30 March 2022 — Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO — Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI)

(Case T-168/22)

(2022/C 207/65)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister-at-law, and C. Milbradt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Fontana Food AB (Tyresö, Sweden)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark GRILLOUMI — Application for registration No 15 963 291

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 January 2022 in Case R 1612/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

allow the applicant’s appeal;

order the defendant to bear its own costs and pay those of the applicant.

Pleas in law

The Board of Appeal’s analysis of distinctive character erred substantially;

The Board of Appeal erred in failing to find a likelihood of confusion;

The Board of Appeal erred in failing to deliver to the applicant a fair trial on all of the issues.


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