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Case T-544/12: Action brought on 14 December 2012 — Pensa Pharma v OHIM — Ferring and Farmaceutisk Lab Ferring (PENSA PHARMA)
Case T-544/12: Action brought on 14 December 2012 — Pensa Pharma v OHIM — Ferring and Farmaceutisk Lab Ferring (PENSA PHARMA)
Case T-544/12: Action brought on 14 December 2012 — Pensa Pharma v OHIM — Ferring and Farmaceutisk Lab Ferring (PENSA PHARMA)
IO C 55, 23.2.2013, p. 18–19
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
23.2.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 55/18 |
Action brought on 14 December 2012 — Pensa Pharma v OHIM — Ferring and Farmaceutisk Lab Ferring (PENSA PHARMA)
(Case T-544/12)
2013/C 55/32
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Pensa Pharma, SA (Valencia, Spain) (represented by: M. Esteve Sanz and M. González Gordon, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ferring BV (Hoofddorp, Netherlands) and Farmaceutisk Lab Ferring A/S (Vanlose, Denmark)
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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Annul the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 1 October 2012 in case R 1883/2011-5; and |
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Order the defendant and if the case might be, the interveners, to pay the costs of the proceedings and the costs of the appeal incurred within the OHIM. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: The word mark ‘PENSA PHARMA’, for goods and services in classes 3, 5 and 44 — Community trade mark registration No 4954831
Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The applicant
Applicants for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: The other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: The requests for a declaration of invalidity were based on the grounds laid down in Article 53(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) and 8(5) and Article 53(2) of Council Regulation No 207/2009, and on the Benelux trade mark registration No 377513 of the word mark ‘PENTASA’, for goods in class 5
Decision of the Cancellation Division: Accepted the request for a declaration of invalidity against the CTM for all the contested goods and services
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal
Pleas in law:
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Infringement of Article 53(3) of Council Regulation No 207/2009; and |
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Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009 |