Action brought on 29 October 2024 – Confrasilvas – Construções v EUIPO – Zizioli (Confrasilvas)

(Case T-557/24)

(C/2024/7376)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Confrasilvas - Construções SA (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: J. Oliveira, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Riccardo Zizioli (Brescia, Italy)

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 Confrasilvas – Application for registration No 18 718 047

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 August 2024 in Case R 35/2024-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision;

—	annul the decision of the Opposition Division of 1 January 2024;

—	accept and uphold the opposition No B3 177 808 against the application for registration of the EUTM No 18 718 047 ‘Confrasilvas’ in its entirety;

—	reject the application for registration of the EUTM No 18 718 047 ‘Confrasilvas’ in its entirety;

—	order EUIPO and the intervener to pay the costs, including those incurred before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in conjunction with Articles 232(1)(h) and 232(2)(a) of Portuguese Industrial Property Code.