Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 6.10.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 351/15 |

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Action brought on 25 July 2014 — Lidl Stiftung v OHIM — Horno del Espinar (Castello)

(Case T-549/14)

2014/C 351/17

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Wolter, M. Kefferpütz and A. Marx, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Horno del Espinar, SL (El Espinar, Spain)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 22 April 2014 given in joined Cases R 1233/2013-2 and R 1258/2013-2; |

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| — | Order the defendant to pay the costs of proceedings. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘Castello’ for goods in Classes 29, 30 and 31 — Community trade mark application No 6 819 973

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: Numerous earlier Community and national trade marks containing, inter alia, the verbal element ‘Castelló’

Decision of the Opposition Division: Partially upheld the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Partially upheld the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) CTMR.

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