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Document 62008TN0257
Case T-257/08: Action brought on 30 June 2008 — Biotronik v OHIM (BioMonitor)
Case T-257/08: Action brought on 30 June 2008 — Biotronik v OHIM (BioMonitor)
Case T-257/08: Action brought on 30 June 2008 — Biotronik v OHIM (BioMonitor)
IO C 223, 30.8.2008, p. 53–53
(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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30.8.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 223/53 |
Action brought on 30 June 2008 — Biotronik v OHIM (BioMonitor)
(Case T-257/08)
(2008/C 223/94)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Biotronik Meβ- und Therapiegeräte GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: U. Sander and R. Böhm, 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 Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 24 April 2008 in Case No R 466/2007-4; |
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Order the defendant to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘BioMonitor’ for goods and services in Classes 9, 10 and 38, in which the additional list of goods for Class 10 would be restricted (Application No 4 556 023).
Decision of the Examiner: Application rejected.
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal.
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1) in that the trade mark applied for does not lack distinctive character and it is not a descriptive term.
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).