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Document C2006/143/66
Case T-117/06: Action brought on 13 April 2006 — DeTeMedien v OHIM (suchen.de)
Case T-117/06: Action brought on 13 April 2006 — DeTeMedien v OHIM (suchen.de)
Case T-117/06: Action brought on 13 April 2006 — DeTeMedien v OHIM (suchen.de)
OJ C 143, 17.6.2006, p. 33–33
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
17.6.2006 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 143/33 |
Action brought on 13 April 2006 — DeTeMedien v OHIM (suchen.de)
(Case T-117/06)
(2006/C 143/66)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: DeTeMedien, Deutsche Telekom Medien GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany) (represented by: J. Fesenmair and I. Gehring, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Form of order sought
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annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of 30 January 2006 in appeal proceedings R 287/2005-1, and |
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order the Office for Harmonisation to bear the applicant's refundable costs |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘suchen.de’ for goods and services in Classes 9, 16, 35, 36, 38 and 42 (Application No 3 915 329)
Decision of the examiner: Partial rejection of the application
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal
Pleas in law: The mark applied for does have distinctive character and is not purely descriptive; thus, no absolute grounds for refusal under Article 7(1)(b) and (c) or Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1) stand in the way of its registration.
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).