4.7.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 243/38


Action brought on 22 April 2016 – Andrea Incontri v EUIPO – HigicoL (ANDREA INCONTRI)

(Case T-197/16)

(2016/C 243/41)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Andrea Incontri Srl (Milan, Italy) (represented by: A. Perani and J. Graffer, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: HigicoL, SA (Baguim do monte, Portugal)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘ANDREA INCONTRI’ – Application for registration No 10 985 323

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 February 2016 in Case R 146/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

totally alter the contested decision;

as a consequence, accept EUTM Application No 10 985 323 ANDREA INCONTRI in its entirety;

order the other parties to bear the costs of the present proceedings, as well as those of the EUIPO opposition and appeal proceedings.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.