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Document C2004/217/50

Case T-214/04: Action brought on 8 June 2004 by the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Ltd against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

IO C 217, 28.8.2004, p. 28–28 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

28.8.2004   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 217/28


Action brought on 8 June 2004 by the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Ltd against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

(Case T-214/04)

(2004/C 217/50)

Language of the case to be determined pursuant to Article 131(2) of the Rules of Procedure Language in which the application was submitted: English

An action against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 8 June 2004 by the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Ltd, Windsor (United Kingdom), represented by J. H. Maitland Walker, Solicitor, and D. McFarland, Barrister.

The Polo/Lauren Company LP was also a party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of March 25, 2004 in case R 273/2002-1 rejecting the applicant's application

order the Office to pay the costs

Pleas in law and main arguments:

Applicant for Community trade mark:

the applicant

Community trade mark sought:

Figurative mark ‘ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE POLO CLUB’for goods in class 3 (cleaning preparations etc.)

Proprietor of mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:

Polo Lauren Company LP

Mark or sign cited in opposition:

National figurative and work marks containing the word ‘POLO’

Decision of the Opposition Division:

Opposition rejected

Decision of the Board of Appeal:

Decision of the opposition division annulled; registration refused

Pleas in law:

Violation of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 40/94 (1). The applicant argues that the signs in question are dissimilar.


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