Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 16/50 |

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Action brought on 12 November 2015 — Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) v OHIM — Lion Laboratories (ALCOLOCK)

(Case T-638/15)

(2016/C 016/60)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. (Toronto, Canada) (represented by: E. Baud, P. Marchiset, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Lion Laboratories Ltd (Barry, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘ALCOLOCK’ — Community trade mark No 8 443 301

Procedure before OHIM: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 August 2015 in Case R 1323/2014-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | declare valid the CTM Trademark owned and registered in the name of Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International), Inc.; |

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| — | order OHIM to pay the costs. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Articles 8(2) and 15(2) of Regulation No 207/2009, Article 10(2) of Directive No 2008/95 and Article 19(2) of TRIPS, lack of motivation and misrepresentation of the facts; |

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| — | Infringement of Articles 57(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 and insufficient motivation; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 and of Article 296 TFEU and violation of the definition of genuine use pursuant to Regulation No. 207/2009. |

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