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Case T-522/11: Action brought on 28 September 2011 — Otero González v OHIM — Apli-Agipa (APLI-AGIPA)
Case T-522/11: Action brought on 28 September 2011 — Otero González v OHIM — Apli-Agipa (APLI-AGIPA)
Case T-522/11: Action brought on 28 September 2011 — Otero González v OHIM — Apli-Agipa (APLI-AGIPA)
OJ C 13, 14.1.2012, p. 16–16
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
14.1.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 13/16 |
Action brought on 28 September 2011 — Otero González v OHIM — Apli-Agipa (APLI-AGIPA)
(Case T-522/11)
2012/C 13/33
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: José Luis Otero González (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: S. Correa, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Apli-Agipa SAS (Dormans, France)
Form of order sought
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Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 13 July 2011 in Case R 1454/2010-2 in relation to the partial granting of the application for the following goods ‘photographs, adhesives (glues) for stationery or household purposes; paint brushes, typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers’ type; printing blocks’; |
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refuse Community trade mark application No 5676382 ‘APLI-AGIPA’ in respect of all the goods granted in Class 16; |
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order the defendant to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Applicant for a Community trade mark: Apli-Agipa SAS.
Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘APLI-AGIPA’ for goods in Class 16.
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The applicant.
Mark or sign cited in opposition: Spanish word mark ‘AGIPA’ and Spanish figurative mark that contains the word element ‘a-agipa’, both for goods in Class 16.
Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld.
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal upheld in part.
Plea in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009, since there is a likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue.