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Document 62009TN0492

    Case T-492/09: Action brought on 7 December 2009 — MEDA Pharma v OHIM — Nycomed (ALLERNIL)

    SL C 37, 13.2.2010, p. 44–45 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    13.2.2010   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 37/44

    Action brought on 7 December 2009 — MEDA Pharma v OHIM — Nycomed (ALLERNIL)

    (Case T-492/09)

    2010/C 37/63

    Language in which the application was lodged: German

    Parties

    Applicant: MEDA Pharma GmbH & Co KG (Bad Homburg, Germany) (represented by: G. Würtenberger and R. Kunze, 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: Nycomed GmbH (Konstanz, Germany)

    Form of order sought

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    Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of 29 September 2009 in appeal proceedings R 1386/2007-4 concerning the objection lodged on the basis of the German trade mark No 1 042 583‘ALLERGODIL’ against the European part of the international registration 845 934‘ALLERNIL’;

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    Order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings.

    Pleas in law and main arguments

    Applicant for extension of protection: Nycomed GmbH

    Trade mark for which an extension of protection is sought: the word mark ‘ALLERNIL’ for goods in Class 5 (international registration No 845 934, naming the European Community)

    Proprietor of the mark cited in opposition proceedings: the applicant

    Mark cited in opposition: the German word mark No 1 042 583‘ALLERGODIL’ for goods in Class 5

    Decision of the Cancellation Division: Rejection of the opposition

    Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal

    Pleas in law:

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    Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, (1) since the principles of trade mark law relating to the likelihood of confusion were not correctly applied;

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    Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 owing to deficiencies in the reasoning of the contested decision.

    (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1)

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