12.12.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 462/26


Action brought on 30 September 2016 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Ascendo Medienagentur (SLIMDYNAMICS)

(Case T-700/16)

(2016/C 462/33)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa Rodríguez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ascendo Medienagentur AG (Gamprin-Bendern, Liechtenstein)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word element ‘SLIMDYNAMICS’ — Application for registration No 12 882 304

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 July 2016 in Joined Cases R 1814/2015-4 and R 1780/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

revoke the contested decision regarding the granting of goods in class 5 and reject EUTM No. 012882304 SLIM DYNAMICS & design in class 5; and

order EUIPO and, in case it decides to intervene in the present proceedings, ASCENDO MEDIENAGENTUR AG, to pay the costs.

Plea in law

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