Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 17.11.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 355/31 |

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Action brought on 5 September 2012 — Lidl Stiftung v OHIM — Unipapel Industria Comercio y Servicios (UNITED OFFICE)

(Case T-391/12)

2012/C 355/66

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Wolter and S. Paul, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Unipapel Industria Comercio y Servicios, SL (Tres Cantos, Spain)

Form of order sought

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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 21 June 2012 in case R 745/2011-1; and |

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| — | Order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: The figurative mark ‘UNITED OFFICE’, for goods in classes 9, 16 and 20 — Community trade mark application No 7454606

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The applicant

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: The request for a declaration of invalidity was based on the grounds laid down in Article 53(1) of Council Regulation No 207/2009, and on Community trade mark registration No 1445832 of the word mark ‘UNIOFFICE’, for goods in class 16

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Revoked the challenged Community trade mark in respect of part of the goods

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law:

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| — | Infringement of Article 15(1) in combination with Article 42(2) and (3) of Council Regulation No 207/2009 and Rule 22(3) and (4) of Commission Regulation No 2868/95 |

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009. |

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