# C_2012399EN.01002401.xml

| 22.12.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 399/24 |
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22.12.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 399/24

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Action brought on 8 October 2012 — Novartis v OHIM — Tenimenti Angelini (LINEX)

(Case T-444/12)

2012/C 399/46

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Parties

Applicant: Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)

Applicant:

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Defendant:

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Tenimenti Angelini SpA (Montalcino, Italy)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal:

Form of order sought

Form of order sought

| — | Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 6 August 2012 in case R 414/2011-4; and |
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Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 6 August 2012 in case R 414/2011-4; and

| — | Order the defendant to bear the costs of the proceedings. |
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Order the defendant to bear the costs of the proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Applicant for a Community trade mark:

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘LINEX’, for goods and services in class 5 — Community trade mark application No 8122863

Community trade mark concerned:

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Italian trade mark registration No 1281035 for the word mark ‘LINES PERLA’, for goods in classes 5, 16 and 25; Italian trade mark registration No 245598 for the word mark ‘LINES LADY’, for goods in class 5; Italian trade mark registration No 311801 for the word mark ‘LINES INTERVALLO’, for goods in class 5; Italian trade mark registration No 414841 for the word mark ‘LINES IDEA’, for goods in class 5; Italian trade mark registration No 584405 for the word mark ‘LINES SETA’, for goods in classes 5, 16 and 25; Italian trade mark registration No 607537 for the word mark ‘LINES SETA ALI’, for goods in classes 5, 16 and 25; Italian trade mark registration No 643382 for the word mark ‘LINES SETA ULTRA’, for goods in classes 5, 16 and 25; Italian trade mark registration No 980294 for the figurative mark ‘VELO’, for goods in classes 3, 5 and 16; Italian trade mark registration No 980295 for the figurative mark ‘LINES’, for goods in classes 3, 5 and 16; Italian trade mark application No MI2007C011896 for the figurative mark ‘LINES SETA’, for goods in classes 5, 16 and 25; well-known mark in Italy ‘LINES’, for goods in class 5

Mark or sign cited in opposition:

Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition

Decision of the Opposition Division:

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Decision of the Board of Appeal:

Pleas in law:

Pleas in law:

| — | Infringement of Article 76(1) of Council Regulation No 207/2009; and |
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Infringement of Article 76(1) of Council Regulation No 207/2009; and

| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009. |
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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009.

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