Official Journal of the European Union

C series

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C/2024/5430

16.9.2024

Action brought on 5 August 2024 – Manufaktur Jörg Geiger v EUIPO – Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata ‘Prosecco’ (PriSecco)

(Case T-406/24)

(C/2024/5430)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Manufaktur Jörg Geiger GmbH (Schlat, Germany) (represented by: W. Heisrath, F. Dehn and C. Kleiner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata ‘Prosecco’ (Treviso, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark PriSecco – EU trade mark No 14 224 083

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 May 2024 in Case R 1454/2022-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—annul the contested decision and reject the application for cancellation of the Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata ‘Prosecco’ of 3 September 2020 (Cancellation proceedings No 46 269 C);

—order EUIPO to pay the costs, including those of the previous appeal proceedings.

Pleas in law

—Infringement of Article 53(1)(d), read in conjunction with Article 8(4)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) 207/2009 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

—Infringement of Article 53(1)(c), read in conjunction with Article 8(4) of Council Regulation (EC) 207/2009;

—Infringement of Article 103(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council. (1)

Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5430/oj

ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)

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