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Document 62013TN0344

Case T-344/13: Action brought on 28 June 2013 — Out of the blue/OHIM — Dubois et al. (FUNNY BANDS)

OJ C 260, 7.9.2013, p. 43–43 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ C 260, 7.9.2013, p. 33–33 (HR)

Date of document:
28/06/2013
Date lodged:
28/06/2013
Author:
General Court
Form:
Judicial information
Authentic language:
English
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7.9.2013   

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/43

Action brought on 28 June 2013 — Out of the blue/OHIM — Dubois et al. (FUNNY BANDS)

(Case T-344/13)

2013/C 260/77

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Out of the blue KG (Lilienthal, Germany) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt and D. Kipping, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Frédéric Dubois et al. (Lasne, Belgium)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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Overturn the Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of 4 April 2013, Case R 542/2012-2;

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Order OHIM to bear its own costs as well as the costs of the applicant;

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In the event that Mr. DUBOIS joins in these proceedings as an intervening party, order the intervening party to bear its own costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark containing the word element ‘FUNNY BANDS’ for goods and services in classes 14, 17 and 35 — Community trade mark application No 9 350 794

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The applicant

Mark or sign cited in opposition: German non-registered sign ‘FUNNY BANDS’ several goods and services and activities

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejected the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(4) of Council Regulation No 207/2009.

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