21.9.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 311/48
Action brought on 12 June 2015 — IR v OHIM — Pirelli Tyre (popchrono)
(Case T-132/15)
(2015/C 311/53)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicants: IR (Caen, France) (represented by: C. de Marguerye, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Pirelli Tyre SpA (Milan, Italy)
Details of the proceedings before OHIM
Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant
Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘popchrono’ — Community trade mark No 4 177 267
Procedure before OHIM: Revocation proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 February 2015 in Case R 217/2014-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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receive its conclusions;
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rescind the decision of 13 February 2015 of the Board of Appeal;
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confirm the property rights of the trademark POPCHRONO;
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order OHIM to pay the costs.
Pleas in law
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Infringement of the right to be heard;
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Narrow interpretation of ‘genuine use’ by the Board of Appeal;
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Resumption of genuine use of a community trademark in question should have been examined by OHIM according to pieces submitted by the applicant, including a prior license agreement for more than three months before the introduction of the revocation request;
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OHIM’s failure to take account of the contempt of elementary rules of competition and not considered the will of obstruction of a party against the other party.
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