CELEX: 62014TN0360
Language: en
Date: 2014-05-21 00:00:00
Title: Case T-360/14: Action brought on 21 May 2014 — Švyturys-Utenos Alus v OHIM — Nordbrand Nordhausen (KISS)

4.8.2014   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 253/45
            
         Action brought on 21 May 2014 — Švyturys-Utenos Alus v OHIM — Nordbrand Nordhausen (KISS)
   (Case T-360/14)
   2014/C 253/60
   Language in which the application was lodged: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Švyturys-Utenos Alus UAB (Utena, Lithuania) (represented by: R. Žabolienė and I. Lukauskienė, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Nordbrand Nordhausen GmbH (Nordhausen, Germany)
   
      Form of order sought
   
   The applicant claims that the Court should:
   
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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 17 March 2014 in Case R 1302/2013-4; and
            
         
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               order the defendant to pay 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 KISS for goods in Class 33 — Community trade mark application No 1 0 6 20  565
   
      Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Nordbrand Nordhausen GmbH
   
      Mark or sign cited in opposition: The word mark CRISS for goods in Class 33
   
      Decision of the Opposition Division: The opposition was rejected
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: The decision of the Opposition Division was annulled and the Community trade mark application rejected
   
      Pleas in law:
   
   
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               Infringement of Rule 20(7)(c) in conjunction with Rule 50(1) of Regulation No 2868/95 in conjunction with Article 55(1) of Regulation No 207/2009;
            
         
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               Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.