Action brought on 20 November 2014 – TVR Automotive v OHIM – Cardoni (TVR ENGINEERING)

(Case T-781/14)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: TVR Automotive Ltd (Whiteley, United Kingdom) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl, and H. Hartwig, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Fabio Cardoni (Milan, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for registration No 11 132 602

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 September 2014 in Case R 2532/2013-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

order OHIM and Mr Cardoni, if he should intervene in these proceedings, to pay the costs.

Plea in law

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