Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/33

(Case T-474/21)

(2021/C 382/46)

Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Schenk Italia SpA (Ora, Italy) (represented by: D. Caneva and M. Lucchini, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Consorzio per la tutela dei vini Valpolicella (San Pietro in Cariano, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark AMICONE — European Union trade mark No 11 005 725

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 June 2021 in Case R 2885/2019-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—annul the contested decision;

—find and declare that the European Union mark AMICONE No 11 005 725 does not constitute an evocation of the PDO ‘Amarone della Valpolicella’ for the purposes of Article 103(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, that it is not caught by any of the other absolute and relative grounds for invalidity raised by the Consorzio per la tutela dei vini Valpolicella and that it is therefore valid;

—order EUIPO to pay the costs, including those of the Consorzio per la tutela dei vini Valpolicella and any other interveners.

Pleas in law

—Incorrect identification of the significant part of the PDO ‘Amarone della Valpolicella’ for the purposes of the application of Article 103(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;

—Incorrect application of Article 103(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 as regards the assessment of the evocation of the PDO by the contested mark;

—Incorrect application of Article 95(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council read in conjunction with Article 27(4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625;

—The mark AMICONE is not caught by any other absolute or relative ground for invalidity relied on by the Consorzio per la tutela dei vini Valpolicella.

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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 2013 L 347, p. 671).