Vino Vintana v EUIPO - Torrevento (SINCE 1974 PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2024] EUECJ T-276/24 (27 November 2024)

Vino Vintana v EUIPO - Torrevento (SINCE 1974 PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA) (EU trade mark - Judgment) French Text [2024] EUECJ T-276/24 (27 November 2024)

The contested mark is composed entirely of elements that, individually and collectively, are devoid of distinctiveness for the relevant goods; the verbal elements are purely promotional and the figurative elements are merely decorative, failing to indicate commercial origin. The Board of Appeal correctly found the...

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Citation
[2024] EUECJ T-276/24
Parties
Applicant: Vino Vintana AG; Respondent: Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO); Other: Torrevento Srl
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
EU Trade Mark Nullity Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Distinctiveness of EU Trade Marks, Nullity Proceedings, Appellation D'origine Contrôlée, Promotional Slogans as Trade Marks
Intellectual Property European Union Law Distinctiveness of EU Trade Marks Nullity Proceedings Appellation D'origine Contrôlée Promotional Slogans as Trade Marks

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Parties

Vino Vintana AG

Applicant

Office de l’Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO)

Respondent

Torrevento Srl

Other

Procedural Posture

EU Trade Mark Nullity Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From EUIPO Board of Appeal

  1. 1 Whether the contested figurative EU trade mark 'SINCE 1974 PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA Una antica tradizione familiare' possesses the required distinctiveness under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
  2. 2 Whether the Board of Appeal erred in finding the mark to be purely promotional and lacking distinctiveness

Ratio Decidendi

The contested mark is composed entirely of elements that, individually and collectively, are devoid of distinctiveness for the relevant goods; the verbal elements are purely promotional and the figurative elements are merely decorative, failing to indicate commercial origin. The Board of Appeal correctly found the mark incapable of fulfilling its essential function under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is rejected.
  • Each party shall bear its own costs.