Ella Hotels and Resorts v EUIPO - Hachette Filipacchi Presse (ELLA RESORTS)

Action brought on 11 April 2025 – Ella Hotels and Resorts v EUIPO – Hachette Filipacchi Presse (ELLA RESORTS)(Case T-246/25)Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Ella Hotels and Resorts single member SA (Athens, Greece) (represented by: M. Kosmopoulos, lawyer)Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hachette Filipacchi Presse (Paris, France)Details of the proceedings before EUIPOApplicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union trade mark figurative mark ELLA RESORTS – Application for registration No 18 648 497 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 February 2025 in Case R 2144/2023-1 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should:annul the Contested Decision to the extent that it upholds the Opposition;order the Defendant and the other party to the proceedings to bear the costs incurred by the Applicant in both the proceedings before the EUIPO and the proceedings before the General Court. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(5) Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.____________