Action brought on 31 March 2014 – Mo Industries v OHIM (Splendid)
(Case T-203/14)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Mo Industries LLC (Los Angeles, United States) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)
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 First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 7 January 2014 given in Case R 1542/2013-1;
Order the defendant to pay the costs of proceedings.
Pleas in law and main arguments
Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark containing the verbal element “Splendid” for goods in Classes 18 and 25 – Community trade mark application No 11 613 131
Decision of the Examiner: Refused the application
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) CTMR.