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Document 62011TN0473

    Case T-473/11: Action brought on 30 August 2011 — Longevity Health Products v OHIM — Weleda Trademark (MENOCHRON)

    OJ C 311, 22.10.2011, p. 45–45 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    22.10.2011   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 311/45


    Action brought on 30 August 2011 — Longevity Health Products v OHIM — Weleda Trademark (MENOCHRON)

    (Case T-473/11)

    2011/C 311/84

    Language of the case: German

    Parties

    Applicant: Longevity Health Products, Inc. (Nassau, Bahamas) (represented by: J. Korab, 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: Weleda Trademark AG (Arlesheim, Switzerland)

    Form of order sought

    declare the action by the company Longevity Health Products Inc. admissible;

    annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 6 July 2011 in Case R 2345/2010-4 and reject the opposition by Weleda Trademark AG to the trade mark registration CTM 005050752; and

    order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market to bear the costs.

    Pleas in law and main arguments

    Applicant for a Community trade mark: Longevity Health Products, Inc.

    Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘MENOCHRON’ for goods and services in Classes 3, 5 and 35.

    Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Weleda Trademark AG

    Mark or sign cited in opposition: Word mark ‘MENODORON’ for goods and services in Classes 3, 5 and 44.

    Decision of the Opposition Division: The opposition was upheld.

    Decision of the Board of Appeal: The appeal was dismissed.

    Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8 of Regulation No 207/2009, (1) because there is no likelihood that the marks at issue would be confused.


    (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).


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