Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 29.3.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 111/32 |

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Action brought on 26 January 2016 — Novartis v EUIPO — SK Chemicals (Representation of a patch)

(Case T-44/16)

(2016/C 111/38)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Novartis AG (Basel, Suisse) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: SK Chemicals GmbH (Eschborn, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark (Representation of a patch) — EU trade mark registration No 11 293 362

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 November 2015 in Case R 2342/2014-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the costs. |

Pleas in law

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| — | Infringement of Article7(1)(e)(ii) of Regulation No 207/2009; |

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| — | Infringement of Article 80(2) of Regulation No 207/2009; |

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| — | Infringement of the principle of fair trial by the Board of Appeal of EUIPO. |

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