Action brought on 9 October 2019 – Kerry Luxembourg v EUIPO – Ornua (KERRYMAID)

(Case T-693/19)

(2019/C 413/71)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Kerry Luxembourg Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and H. Hartwig, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ornua Co-operative Ltd (Dublin, Ireland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union trade word mark KERRYMAID – Application for registration No 10 083 251

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 July 2019 in Case R 2473/2013-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision to the extent that the appeal brought by the applicant against the decision of 22 October 2013 of the Opposition Division in Case B 1 938 417 was dismissed;

—	dismiss the opposition brought by Ornua Co-operative Ltd against the registration of the EU trade mark KERRYMAID, No. 10 083 251;

—	order EUIPO and Ornua Co-operative Ltd, if it should intervene in these proceedings, to bear the costs.

Plea in law

—	Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.