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Document 62013TN0605

    Case T-605/13: Action brought on 21 November 2013 — Alma — The Soul of Italian Wine v OHIM — Miguel Torres (SOTTO IL SOLE ITALIANO SOTTO il SOLE)

    IO C 24, 25.1.2014, p. 32–32 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    25.1.2014   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 24/32


    Action brought on 21 November 2013 — Alma — The Soul of Italian Wine v OHIM — Miguel Torres (SOTTO IL SOLE ITALIANO SOTTO il SOLE)

    (Case T-605/13)

    2014/C 24/59

    Language in which the application was lodged: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Alma — The Soul of Italian Wine LLLP (Bal Harbor, United States) (represented by: F. Terrano, lawyer)

    Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Miguel Torres, SA (Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain)

    Form of order sought

    The applicant claims that the Court should:

    Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 10 September 2013 given in Case R 18/2013-2;

    Order the defendant to pay the costs of proceedings.

    Pleas in law and main arguments

    Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

    Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark containing the verbal elements ‘SOTTO IL SOLE ITALIANO SOTTO il SOLE’ — Community trade mark application No 9 784 539

    Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

    Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community trade mark registrations Nos 462 523, 6 373 971 and Spanish trade mark registrations Nos 152 231, 715 524, 2 796 505

    Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition in its entirety

    Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal and rejected the CTM application in its entirety

    Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 8(1)(b) and 8(5) CTMR.


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