Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.3.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 98/55 |

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Action brought on 18 January 2016 — Advanced Drainage Systems v OHIM (THE MOST ADVANCED NAME IN WATER MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS)

(Case T-19/16)

(2016/C 098/70)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (Wilmington, United States) (represented by: C. Sleep, Solicitor)

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

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘THE MOST ADVANCED NAME IN WATER MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS’ — Application for registration No 13 405 188

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 November 2015 in Case R 1501/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | overturn the decision and allow the application to proceed to registration. |

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| — | in the alternative, allow this appeal and overturn the Decision and remit the application back to the Examination division; |

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| — | grant an award of costs. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009. |

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