Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 1.10.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 352/40 |

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Action brought on 30 July 2018 — Novartis v EUIPO (SMARTSURFACE)

(Case T-463/18)

(2018/C 352/47)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) (represented by: L. Junquera Lara, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark SMARTSURFACE — Application for registration No 16 492 076

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 May 2018 in Case R 1765/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | declare that Articles 7(1)(b) and (c) and 7(2) of Regulation No. 207/2009 do not preclude the sign at issue (Community Trademark No. 16 492 076) in respect of the goods in Class 09 described in the application for registration and; |

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| — | order EUIPO to pay the costs. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Articles 7(1)(b) and (c) and 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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