Action brought on 29 November 2014 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — STD Tekstil (MOTORTOWN)

(Case T-785/14)

Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo and M. Toro Gordillo, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: STD Tekstil Limited Sirketi (Istanbul, Turkey)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Applicant: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community figurative mark containing the word element ‘MOTORTOWN’ — Application for registration No 10 351 931

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 September 2014 in Case R 1960/2013-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision, in which the Board of Appeal dismissed the applicant’s appeal and affirmed the decision of the Opposition Division partially upholding Opposition No B 1 951 774 and rejecting in part Community figurative mark application No 10 351 931 ‘MOTORTOWN’; and

order the party or parties opposing the action to pay the costs.

Plea in law

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