Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 4.2.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 44/78 |

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Action brought on 3 December 2018 — Esim Chemicals v EUIPO — Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite (ESIM Chemicals)

(Case T-713/18)

(2019/C 44/104)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Esim Chemicals GmbH (Linz, Austria) (represented by: I. Rungg and I. Innerhofer, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite (Rome, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark ESIM Chemicals — Application for registration No 14 465 331

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 October 2018 in Case R 1267/2018-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the contested decision; |

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| — | resume the appeal proceedings and follow the arguments brought forward in the appeal R 1267/2018-5; |

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| — | in eventu, permit the application to reopen the proceedings of 29 October 2018, for a substantive decision by the Fifth Board of Appeal; |

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| — | order the defendant to bear the costs of the procedure. |

Plea in law

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| — | Infringement of Article 68 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |

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