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9.2.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 37/30 |
Action brought on 7 December 2007 — Royal Appliance International v OHIM — BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (Centrixx)
(Case T-446/07)
(2008/C 37/47)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Royal Appliance International GmbH (Hilden, Germany) (represented by: K.-J. Michaeli and M. Schork, 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: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH (Munich, Germany)
Form of order sought
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To annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 October 2007 in Case R 572/2006-4; |
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To order the defendant to pay the applicant's costs and those of the proceedings. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Applicant for a Community trade mark: the applicant.
Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘Centrixx’ for goods in Class 7 (application No 3 016 227).
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH.
Mark or sign cited in opposition: the German word mark ‘sensixx’ for goods in Class 7 (No 30 244 090).
Decision of the Opposition Division: rejection of the opposition.
Decision of the Board of Appeal: annulment of the decision of the Opposition Division and refusal of the application for registration of the mark.
Pleas in law: infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1), since the Board of Appeal incorrectly applied the principles of Community case-law concerning the likelihood of confusion.
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).