Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 17.11.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 355/37 |

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Action brought on 2 October 2012 — Heinrich v OHIM — Commission (European Network Rapid Manufacturing)

(Case T-430/12)

2012/C 355/77

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Heinrich Beteiligungs GmbH (Witten, Germany) (represented by: A. Theis, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 5 July 2012 in Case R 793/2011-1; |

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| — | order the defendant to pay the costs. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: the figurative mark including the word elements ‘European Network Rapid Manufacturing’ for goods and services in Classes 6, 7, 12, 17 and 42 — Community trade mark No 7 407 968

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: the applicant

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: European Commission

Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: the figurative mark is an imitation from a heraldic point of view of the European emblem

Decision of the Cancellation Division: the application for a declaration of invalidity was rejected

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was upheld and the figurative mark was declared invalid

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(h) of Regulation No 207/2009 in conjunction with Article 6ter(1)(a) of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

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