Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 344/65 |

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Action brought on 25 September 2013 — Leder & Schuh International v OHIM — Epple (VALDASAAR)

(Case T-519/13)

2013/C 344/119

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Leder & Schuh International AG (Salzburg, Austria) (represented by: S. Korn, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Valerie Epple (Bronnen, Germany)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision of the First Board of Appeal, reject the opposition and |

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| — | order the defendant to pay the costs of the appeal proceedings and the proceedings before the General Court of the European Union. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: the applicant

Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘VALDASAAR’ for goods and services in Classes 18, 25 and 35 — Community trade mark application No 9 591 249

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

Mark or sign cited in opposition: the word mark ‘Val d’Azur’ for goods in Class 25

Decision of the Opposition Division: the opposition was upheld in part

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was dismissed in part

Pleas in law: Infringement of Regulation No 207/2009 as there is no likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue

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