21.9.2013

Official Journal of the European Union

C 274/20

Action brought on 24 July 2013 — Perfetti Van Melle v OHIM (DAISY)

(Case T-381/13)

2013/C 274/33

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Perfetti Van Melle SpA (Lainate, Italy) (represented by P. Testa, lawyer)

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 10 April 2013 in Case R 427/2012-1, in so far as it rejected the application for registration of the trade mark ‘DAISY’ for the following products: confectionery, pastry, sweets, caramels, wine gums, caramel, chewing-gum, gelatine (confectionery), liquorice, lollipops, toffee, pastilles, sugar, chocolate, cocoa.

—	Order OHIM to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Community trade mark concerned: Community word mark ‘DAISY’, for goods in Class 30 — Community trade mark application No 10 267 037

Decision of the Examiner: Application rejected

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed

Pleas in law:

Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009, since the word ‘DAISY’ is not descriptive;

Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009, since the word ‘DAISY’ does not describe an essential characteristic of the product;

Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009, since the term ‘DAISY’ has distinctive character with regard to confectionery products.