10.10.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 371/25


Action brought on 23 August 2016 — Cotecnica v EUIPO — Visán Industrias Zootécnicas (cotecnica OPTIMA)

(Case T-465/16)

(2016/C 371/27)

Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Cotecnica, SCCL (Bellpuig, Spain) (represented by: J. Devaureix, J. C. Erdozain López and J. Galán López, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Visán Industrias Zootécnicas, SL (Arganda, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant: Cotecnica, SCCL

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark containing the word elements ‘cotecnica OPTIMA’ — Application for registration No 13 292 479

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13/06/2016 in Case R 229/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

declare the proposed evidence admissible;

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 and case-law of the General Court, in particular, the judgment of 20 January 2009 in Case T-424/07, Pioneer Hi-Bred International v OHIM (OPTIMUM).