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Case T-502/08: Action brought on 21 November 2008 — Volkswagen v OHIM — Deutsche BP (SunGasoline)
Case T-502/08: Action brought on 21 November 2008 — Volkswagen v OHIM — Deutsche BP (SunGasoline)
Case T-502/08: Action brought on 21 November 2008 — Volkswagen v OHIM — Deutsche BP (SunGasoline)
OJ C 44, 21.2.2009, p. 48–48
(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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21.2.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 44/48 |
Action brought on 21 November 2008 — Volkswagen v OHIM — Deutsche BP (SunGasoline)
(Case T-502/08)
(2009/C 44/84)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: H.-P. Schrammek, C. Drzymalla and S Risthaus, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Deutsche BP AG (Gelsenkirchen, Germany)
Form of order sought
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Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 September 2008 in appeal case R-513/2007-4, and |
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Order the defendant to bear the costs of the proceedings. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Applicant for a Community trade mark: Volkswagen.
Community trade mark concerned: word mark ‘SunGasoline’ in respect of goods and services in Classes 4, 7, 12, 35, 37 and 39 (Application No 3 418 647).
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Deutsche BP AG.
Mark or sign cited in opposition: the German word mark ‘GASOLIN’ (Trade mark No 763 901) in respect of goods in Class 4.
Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the opposition.
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal upheld for certain goods in Class 4.
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 15(2)(b) in conjunction with Article 43(2) of Regulation No 40/94 (1) in that legally accepted use of the mark in opposition was not proved to the requisite level, and infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/1994 in that there is no likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue.
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/1994 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).