Action brought on 17 February 2017 – Recordati Orphan Drugs v EUIPO – Laboratorios Normon (NORMOSANG)

(Case T-103/17)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Recordati Orphan Drugs (Puteaux, France) (represented by: J. Quirin, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Laboratorios Normon SA (Tres Cantos, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘NORMOSANG’ – Application for registration No 12 174 926

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 November 2016 in Case R 831/2016-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

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

Infringement of Rules 19(2)(a)(ii) and 20(1) of Regulation No 2868/95.

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