Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.12.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 399/24 |

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Action brought on 8 October 2012 — Novartis v OHIM — Tenimenti Angelini (LINEX)

(Case T-444/12)

2012/C 399/46

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Tenimenti Angelini SpA (Montalcino, Italy)

Form of order sought

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| — | Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 6 August 2012 in case R 414/2011-4; and |

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

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘LINEX’, for goods and services in class 5 — Community trade mark application No 8122863

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: Italian trade mark registration No 1281035 for the word mark ‘LINES PERLA’, for goods in classes 5, 16 and 25; Italian trade mark registration No 245598 for the word mark ‘LINES LADY’, for goods in class 5; Italian trade mark registration No 311801 for the word mark ‘LINES INTERVALLO’, for goods in class 5; Italian trade mark registration No 414841 for the word mark ‘LINES IDEA’, for goods in class 5; Italian trade mark registration No 584405 for the word mark ‘LINES SETA’, for goods in classes 5, 16 and 25; Italian trade mark registration No 607537 for the word mark ‘LINES SETA ALI’, for goods in classes 5, 16 and 25; Italian trade mark registration No 643382 for the word mark ‘LINES SETA ULTRA’, for goods in classes 5, 16 and 25; Italian trade mark registration No 980294 for the figurative mark ‘VELO’, for goods in classes 3, 5 and 16; Italian trade mark registration No 980295 for the figurative mark ‘LINES’, for goods in classes 3, 5 and 16; Italian trade mark application No MI2007C011896 for the figurative mark ‘LINES SETA’, for goods in classes 5, 16 and 25; well-known mark in Italy ‘LINES’, for goods in class 5

Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law:

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| — | Infringement of Article 76(1) of Council Regulation No 207/2009; and |

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| — | Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009. |

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