Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 21.7.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 235/19 |

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Action brought on 26 March 2014 — The Body Shop International v OHIM — Spa Monopole (SPA WISDOM)

(Case T-201/14)

2014/C 235/26

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: The Body Shop International plc (Littlehampton, United Kingdom) (represented by: I. Vernimme, H. Viaene, S. Vandewynckel and D. Gillet, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV (Spa, Belgium)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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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 16 January 2014 given in Case R 1516/2012-4; |

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| — | Order the defendant, and, if necessary, the intervener, to pay the costs of proceedings. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The wordmark ‘SPA WISDOM’ for goods in Class 3 — Community trade mark application No 8 9 00  748

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

Mark or sign cited in opposition: The Benelux trademarks Nos 3 89  230, 4 99  046, 3 72  307 for the word mark ‘SPA’ and the Benelux trademark No 6 93  395 for the word mark ‘LES THERMES DE SPA’

Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 8(1)(b) and 8(5) CTMR

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