Action brought on 22 July 2014 – Wm. Wrigley Jr. v OHIM (Extra)

(Case T-552/14)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (Wilmington, United States) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey, S. Brandstätter and C. Schmitt, 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 decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 19 May 2014 given in Case R 199/2014-5.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark containing the verbal element “Extra” for goods in Classes 3, 21 and 30 – Community trade mark application No 11 737 582

Decision of the Examiner: Rejected the CTM application

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) CTMR.