Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 6.10.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 351/20 |

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Action brought on 1 August 2014 — Birkenstock Sales v OHIM (representation of a surface pattern)

(Case T-579/14)

2014/C 351/25

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Birkenstock Sales GmbH (Vettelschoß, Germany) (represented by C. Menebröcker and V. Töbelmann, lawyers)

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

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 15 May 2014 in Case R 1952/2013-1; |

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| — | order the defendant to pay the costs. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Community trade mark concerned: the international registration of the figurative mark representing a surface patter for goods in Classes 10, 18 and 25 — International registration No 1 1 32742

Decision of the Examiner: Rejection of the application for registration

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal

Plea in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.

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