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Document C2005/296/60

    Case T-339/05: Action brought on 9 September 2005 — MacLean-Fogg/OHIM

    JO C 296, 26.11.2005, p. 28–28 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    26.11.2005   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 296/28

    Action brought on 9 September 2005 — MacLean-Fogg/OHIM

    (Case T-339/05)

    (2005/C 296/60)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant(s): MacLean-Fogg Company (Mundelein, USA) [represented by: H. Eichmann, G. Barth, U. Blumenröder, C. Niklas-Falter, M. Kinkeldey, K. Brandt, A. Franke, U. Stephani, B. Allekotte, E. Bertram, K. Lochner, B. Ertle, C. Neuhierl, S. Prückner, C. Schmitt, B. Mehnert, P. Lübbe, S. Brötje, 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 First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trademarks and Designs) in the case R 1122/2004-1 of June 20, 2005;

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    order the costs of the proceedings to be borne by the defendant.

    Pleas in law and main arguments

    Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘LOKTHREAD’ for goods in class 6 (bolts, bolts of metal, nuts, nuts of metal) — application No 3 440 666

    Decision of the examiner: Refusal of the application for all goods

    Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal

    Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Council Regulation No 40/94 as the trade mark has to be considered as a whole and not as composed of two English words and thus possesses a minimum degree of distinctiveness.

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