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Document 62016TN0438

Case T-438/16: Action brought on 5 August 2016 — Altunis v EUIPO — Hotel Cipriani (CIPRIANI)

OJ C 343, 19.9.2016, p. 48–49 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

19.9.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 343/48

Action brought on 5 August 2016 — Altunis v EUIPO — Hotel Cipriani (CIPRIANI)

(Case T-438/16)

(2016/C 343/66)

Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Altunis-Trading, Gestão e Serviços, Lda (Funchal, Portugal) (represented by: A. Vanzetti, S. Bergia and G. Sironi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hotel Cipriani Srl (Venice, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: International registration of the word mark ‘CIPRIANI’ designating the European Union — International registration No 1 127 870 designating the European Union

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 June 2016 in Case R 1889/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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annul the contested decision;

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reject the opposition filed by Hotel Cipriani s.r.l.; or

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remit the proceedings to EUIPO in order for it to rule in compliance with the judgment to be delivered;

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order full reimbursement of the costs of the present proceedings, including those of the previous procedural stages before EUIPO, in favour of Altunis.

Pleas in law

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Infringement of Articles 15, 42(2) and 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 and of Rule 23(3) of Regulation No 2868/95 in relation to genuine use of the mark of Hotel Cipriani;

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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 in relation to the assessment of the similarity between goods and services and the resulting assessment of the likelihood of confusion.
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