27.11.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

C 402/47

(Case T-655/17)

(2017/C 402/62)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Industria de Diseño Textil, SA (Inditex) (Arteixo, Spain) (represented by: G. Marín Raigal, G. Macías Bonilla, P. López Ronda, E. Armero Lavie, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Zainab Ansell (Moshi, Tanzania) and Roger Ansell (Moshi)

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: EU figurative mark containing the word elements ‘ZARA TANZANIA ADVENTURES’ — Application for registration No 8 320 591

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 July 2017 in Joined Cases R 2330/2011-2 and R 2369/2011-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—partially annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the EUIPO dated 5 July 2017, in joined Cases R 2330/2011-2 and R 2369/2011-2, in particular regarding the allowing of the EUTM application No. 8320591 to proceed to registration for the challenged services in Classes 39 and 43;

—order that the of the appeal action be borne by the defendant (EUIPO) and the intervener, and those incurred in proceedings before the EUIPO’s Opposition Division and the Second Board of Appeal by the intervener.

Plea in law

—Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009.