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Case T-1/17: Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2018 — La Mafia Franchises v EUIPO — Italy (La Mafia SE SIENTA A LA MESA) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark La Mafia SE SIENTA A LA MESA — Absolute ground for refusal — Whether contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality — Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

OJ C 152, 30.4.2018, p. 31–32 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

30.4.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 152/31


Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2018 — La Mafia Franchises v EUIPO — Italy (La Mafia SE SIENTA A LA MESA)

(Case T-1/17) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark La Mafia SE SIENTA A LA MESA - Absolute ground for refusal - Whether contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality - Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))

(2018/C 152/38)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: La Mafia Franchises, SL (Zaragoza, Spain) (represented by: I. Sempere Massa, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, and by D. Del Gaizo, avvocato dello Stato)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 October 2016 (Case R 803/2016-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between the Italian Republic and La Mafia Franchises.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders La Mafia Franchises, SL, to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 53, 20.2.2017.


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