(Case T-555/19 Action brought on 9August 2019– Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO – Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI)

Action brought on 9August 2019– Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO – Fontana Food (GRILLOUMI)

(Case T-555/19)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: S.Malynicz QC, S.Baran, Barrister and V.Marsland, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Fontana Food AB (Tyresö, Sweden)

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: Application for European Union word mark GRILLOUMI – Application for registration No15963291

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29May 2019 in Case R1355/2018-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to bear its own costs and those of the applicant.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Art 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

Infringement of Art 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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