Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.2.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 52/41 |

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Action brought on 12 December 2017 — Vitromed v EUIPO — Vitromed Healthcare (VITROMED Germany)

(Case T-821/17)

(2018/C 052/54)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Vitromed GmbH (Jena, Germany) (represented by: M. Linß, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Vitromed Healthcare (Jaipur, India)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark including the word elements ‘VITROMED Germany’ — Application No 14 459 903

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 September 2017 in Case R 2402/2016-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | reject the opposition in its entirety; |

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| — | order the opposing party to pay the costs. |

Plea in law

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

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