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Case T-112/13: Action brought on 19 February 2013 — Cadbury Holdings/OHIM — Société des produits Nestlé (Shape of a four-finger chocolate bar)
Case T-112/13: Action brought on 19 February 2013 — Cadbury Holdings/OHIM — Société des produits Nestlé (Shape of a four-finger chocolate bar)
Case T-112/13: Action brought on 19 February 2013 — Cadbury Holdings/OHIM — Société des produits Nestlé (Shape of a four-finger chocolate bar)
OJ C 123, 27.4.2013, p. 19–19
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
27.4.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 123/19 |
Action brought on 19 February 2013 — Cadbury Holdings/OHIM — Société des produits Nestlé (Shape of a four-finger chocolate bar)
(Case T-112/13)
2013/C 123/32
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Cadbury Holdings Ltd (Uxbridge, United Kingdom) (represented by: T. Mitcheson, Barrister, P. Walsh and S. Dunstan, Solicitors)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Société des produits Nestlé SA (Vevey, Switzerland)
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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Annul the Decision of the Second Board of Appeal in Case R 513/2011-2 dated 11 December 2012, except insofar as the Board of Appeal determined that the mark is devoid of inherent distinctive character under Article 7(1)(b); and |
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Order OHIM to pay the costs of this application and order the intervener to pay the costs of the proceedings before the Cancellation Division and the Board of Appeal. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: The three-dimensional mark representing a shape of a four-finger chocolate bar for goods in class 30 — Community trade mark registration No 2 632 529
Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: The applicant
Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: The grounds of the request for a declaration of invalidity were those laid down in Article 52(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e)(ii) of Council Regulation No 207/2009
Decision of the Cancellation Division: Declared the Community trade mark invalid
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Annulled the contested decision
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 52(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b), (c), (d) and (e)(ii) of Council Regulation No 207/2009.