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Document C2004/273/68
Case T-353/04: Action brought on 23 August 2004 by Ontex N.V. against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Case T-353/04: Action brought on 23 August 2004 by Ontex N.V. against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Case T-353/04: Action brought on 23 August 2004 by Ontex N.V. against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
IO C 273, 6.11.2004, p. 36–36
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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6.11.2004 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 273/36 |
Action brought on 23 August 2004 by Ontex N.V. against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
(Case T-353/04)
(2004/C 273/68)
Language in which the application was lodged: English
An action against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 23 August 2004 by Ontex N.V., Buggenhout (Belgium), represented by M. Du Tré, lawyer.
Curon Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, California (USA) was also a party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested decision of the Second Board of Appeal of 5 July 2004 |
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order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market to pay the costs |
Pleas in law and main arguments:
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Applicant for Community trade mark: |
Curon Medical, Inc. |
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Community trade mark concerned: |
Word mark ‘CURON’ for goods and services in classes 10, 41 and 42 (e.g. surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus, instruments and devices except X-ray apparatus) — application No 1 934 868 |
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Proprietor of mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
The applicant |
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Trade mark or sign cited in opposition: |
Community word mark ‘EURON’ for goods and services in class 10 (e.g. surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus, instruments and devices except X-ray apparatus) — Community trade mark No 762 351 |
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Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Rejection of the trade mark application |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Annulment of the decision of the Opposition Division and remittal of the case to the Opposition Division for further prosecution |
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Pleas in law: |
Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 40/94 |