Action brought on 8 April 2013 – Square v OHIM - Caisse régionale de crédit agricole mutuel Pyrénées Gascogne (SQUARE)

(Case T -213/13)

Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties

Applicant: Square, Inc. (San Francisco, United States) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Caisse régionale de crédit agricole mutuel Pyrénées Gascogne (Serres-Castet, France)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 31 January 2013 in Case R 775/2012-1;

order the defendant to pay the costs of the procedure.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: Square, Inc.

Community trade mark concerned: The international registration designating the European Union of the word mark SQUARE for goods and services in Classes 9, 35 and 38 – international trade mark designating the European Union No W 1 032 395

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Caisse régionale de crédit agricole mutuel Pyrénées Gascogne

Mark or sign cited in opposition: National word mark SQUARE-énergie for goods and services in Classes 31, 35, 36, 38, 41, 42 and 44

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009