20.2.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 53/43
Action brought on 29 December 2016 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Sharma (NRIM Life Sciences)
(Case T-909/16)
(2017/C 053/52)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa Rodríguez, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Anil K. Sharma (Hillingdon, United Kingdom)
Details of the proceedings before EUIPO
Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
Trade mark at issue: EU word mark ‘NRIM life Sciences’ — Application for registration No 13 031 455
Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings
Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 September 2016 in Case R 2376/2015-5
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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revoke the contested decision and reject the EUTM No. 013031455 NRIM LIFE SCIENCES for all goods in class 5;
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impose the costs to EUIPO and, in case ANIL K SHARMA decides to intervene in the present proceedings, to ANIL K. Sharma.
Plea in law
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Infringement of Article 8(1) (b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
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