EUR-Lex Access to European Union law
This document is an excerpt from the EUR-Lex website
Document C2005/296/60
Case T-339/05: Action brought on 9 September 2005 — MacLean-Fogg/OHIM
Case T-339/05: Action brought on 9 September 2005 — MacLean-Fogg/OHIM
Case T-339/05: Action brought on 9 September 2005 — MacLean-Fogg/OHIM
OB C 296, 26.11.2005, p. 28–28
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
|
26.11.2005 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 296/28 |
Action brought on 9 September 2005 — MacLean-Fogg/OHIM
(Case T-339/05)
(2005/C 296/60)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant(s): MacLean-Fogg Company (Mundelein, USA) [represented by: H. Eichmann, G. Barth, U. Blumenröder, C. Niklas-Falter, M. Kinkeldey, K. Brandt, A. Franke, U. Stephani, B. Allekotte, E. Bertram, K. Lochner, B. Ertle, C. Neuhierl, S. Prückner, C. Schmitt, B. Mehnert, P. Lübbe, S. Brötje, lawyers]
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Form of order sought
|
— |
Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trademarks and Designs) in the case R 1122/2004-1 of June 20, 2005; |
|
— |
order the costs of the proceedings to be borne by the defendant. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘LOKTHREAD’ for goods in class 6 (bolts, bolts of metal, nuts, nuts of metal) — application No 3 440 666
Decision of the examiner: Refusal of the application for all goods
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Council Regulation No 40/94 as the trade mark has to be considered as a whole and not as composed of two English words and thus possesses a minimum degree of distinctiveness.