CELEX: 62014TN0196
Language: en
Date: 2014-03-24 00:00:00
Title: Case T-196/14: Action brought on 24 March 2014 — Swedish Match North Europe v OHIM — Skruf Snus (Oral snuff packages)

19.5.2014   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 151/33
            
         Action brought on 24 March 2014 — Swedish Match North Europe v OHIM — Skruf Snus (Oral snuff packages)
   (Case T-196/14)
   2014/C 151/43
   Language in which the application was lodged: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Swedish Match North Europe AB (Stockholm, Sweden) (represented by: H. Wistam and L. Holm, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Skruf Snus AB (Stockholm, Sweden)
   
      Form of order sought
   
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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               Annul the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 3 December 2013 given in Case R 1803/2012-3;
            
         
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               Order the defendant to pay the costs of proceedings.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   
      Registered Community design in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: A design for the product ‘oral snuff packages’ — registered under No 1265805-0010
   
      Proprietor of the Community design: The other party to the proceeding
   
      Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community design: The applicant
   
      Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: It was alleged that the design lacked an individual character
   
      Decision of the Cancellation Division: Upheld the application for a declaration of invalidity of the contested RCD
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Annulled the contested decision and dismissed the application for a declaration of invalidity
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 6 CDR.