21.3.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 106/45


Action brought on 1 February 2016 — Azanta v OHIM — Novartis (NIMORAL)

(Case T-49/16)

(2016/C 106/53)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Azanta A/S (Hellerup, Denmark) (represented by: M. Hoffgaard Rasmussen, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘NIMORAL’ — Application for registration No 12 204 079

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 December 2015 in Case R 634/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the contested decision;

allow the registration of the contested trademark.

Plea in law

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