Action brought on 26 September 2012 - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria v OHIM (VALORES DE FUTURO)

(Case T-428/12)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA (Bilbao, Spain) (represented by J. de Oliveira Vaz Miranda Sousa and N. González-Alberto Rodríguez, lawyers)

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

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the part of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 4 July 2012 in Case R 2299/2011-2 which confirms the refusal to register Community trade mark No 9 408 758; and

order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Community trade mark concerned: word mark 'VALORES DE FUTURO' for goods and services in Classes 16, 36 and 41 - Community trade mark application No 9 408 758

Decision of the Examiner: rejection in part of the application for registration

Decision of the Board of Appeal: appeal dismissed

Pleas in law:

-    Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009

-    Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009

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