27.6.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 232/24


Action brought on 27 April 2016 – Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund v EUIPO – Luigi Lavazza (CReMESPRESSO)

(Case T-189/16)

(2016/C 232/32)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund (Zürich, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Treis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Luigi Lavazza SpA (Torino, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

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

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word element ‘CReMESPRESSO’ – EU trade mark No 8 919 541

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 February 2016 in Case R 2823/2014-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision as far as it allows the CTM proprietor’s appeal and annuls the decision of the EUIPO of 24 October 2014 in part, namely for ‘ice cream makers, ice cream machines, and coffee machines’ in Class 11, and ‘electric ice crushers’ in Class 7;

order the Respondent and Intervener to pay the costs of this Appeal.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 53(1)(a) of CTMR.