Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2015:916
Date: 2015-11-30
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Finland

Action brought on 10 October 2014 – Hong Kong Group v OHIM – WE Brand (W E) (Case T-718/14) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Hong Kong Group Oy (Vantaa, Finland) (represented by: J. Spåre, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: WE Brand Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) Details of the proceedings before OHIM Applicant: Applicant Trade mark at issue: Figurative mark including the word element ‘W E’ – Application for registration No 10 763 795 Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 August 2014 in Case R 2305/2013-2 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision and uphold the application for a Community trade mark registration lodged by the applicant ; order OHIM and the other party to the proceedings to pay the costs. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1) (b) of Regulation No 207/2009.