Action brought on 20 August 2015 — Lotte v OHIM — Kuchenmeister (KOALA LAND)

(Case T-479/15)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Lotte Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: M. Knitter and S. Schicker, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Kuchenmeister GmbH (Soest, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Applicant: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘KOALA LAND’ — Application for registration No 10 766 723

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 June 2015 in Case R 815/2014-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision, notified to the applicant on 23 June 2015, concerning the application for registration of Community trademark No 10 766 723 ‘KOALA LAND’;

order OHIM to pay the costs of the present proceedings.

Pleas in law

Infringement of Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009;

Infringement of Rule 22(3) of Regulation No 2868/95;

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

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