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Document 62010TN0197
Case T-197/10: Action brought on 27 April 2010 — BVR v OHIM — Austria Leasing (Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppen Österreich)
Case T-197/10: Action brought on 27 April 2010 — BVR v OHIM — Austria Leasing (Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppen Österreich)
Case T-197/10: Action brought on 27 April 2010 — BVR v OHIM — Austria Leasing (Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppen Österreich)
OJ C 179, 3.7.2010, p. 47–47
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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3.7.2010 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 179/47 |
Action brought on 27 April 2010 — BVR v OHIM — Austria Leasing (Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppen Österreich)
(Case T-197/10)
(2010/C 179/82)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken eV (BVR) (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: I. Rinke, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Austria Leasing GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany)
Form of order sought
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Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 3 February 2010 (Case R 248/2009-1); |
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Order the defendant to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Applicant for a Community trade mark: Austria Leasing GmbH.
Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark containing the word elements ‘Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppen Österreich’, in respect of services in Classes 35, 36 and 37.
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: BVR.
Mark or sign cited in opposition: inter alia, a figurative mark registered in Germany which contains the word element ‘Raiffeisen’, in respect of services in Classes 36, 39 and 42.
Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the opposition.
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal.
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, (1) as there is a likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue.
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).