Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.3.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 86/27 |

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Action brought on 6 February 2013 — GOLAM v OHIM — Glaxo Group (METABIOMAX)

(Case T-62/13)

2013/C 86/45

Language in which the application was lodged: Greek

Parties

Applicant: Sofia Golam (Athens, Greece) (represented by: N. Trovas, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Glaxo Group Ltd (Greenford, United Kingdom)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

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| — | uphold the present action, so as to annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 30 October 2012 in Case R 2089/2011-2; |

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| — | reject the opposition of the other party before the Board of Appeal and grant the application lodged by the applicant in its entirety; |

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| — | order the other party before the Board of Appeal to pay the applicant the costs of the present proceedings. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘METABIOMAX’, for goods in Classes 5, 16 and 30 — Community trade mark application No 8885261

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark or sign cited in opposition: The Community word mark ‘BIOMAX’ which has been registered under No 2661858, for goods in Classes 5, 30 and 32.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition partly upheld.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Decision of the Opposition Division partly annulled.

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Council Regulation No 207/2009

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