Action brought on 28 June 2016 – CSL Behring v EUIPO – Vivatrex (Vivatrex)

(Case T-346/16)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: CSL Behring AG (Bern, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Best, U. Pfleghar and S. Schäffner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Vivatrex GmbH (Aachen, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark containing the word element ‘VIVATREX’ – Application for registration No 11 677 788

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 April 2016 in joined Cases R 1263/2015-4 and R 1221/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision in its entirety and annul the decision of the Opposition Division of 30 April 2015 given in opposition proceeding No B 2 241 613 insofar as it rejected the opposition;

uphold opposition No B 2 241 613 in its entirety;

order EUIPO and the other party to pay the costs.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(2) of Regulation No 207/2009.

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