Information;Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2019:794
Date: 2019-11-20
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Third Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 26 November 2018 — Werner v EUIPO — Merck (fLORAMED) (Case T-695/18) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Stefan Werner (Baldham, Germany) (represented by: T. Büttner, lawyer) Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) Details of the proceedings before EUIPO Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark ‘fLORAMED’ — Registration No 15 336 639 Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 September 2018 in Case R 197/2018-2 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision, as well as the decision of the Opposition Division of 24 November 2017, to reject the application for a trade mark in respect of all the goods claimed, which upheld the opposition brought by the opposing party on 7 October 2016. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. ____________