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Document C2006/190/41
Case T -146/06: Action brought on 22 May 2006 — SANOFI AVENTIS v OHIM — G.D. SEARLE ( ATURION )
Case T -146/06: Action brought on 22 May 2006 — SANOFI AVENTIS v OHIM — G.D. SEARLE ( ATURION )
Case T -146/06: Action brought on 22 May 2006 — SANOFI AVENTIS v OHIM — G.D. SEARLE ( ATURION )
JO C 190, 12.8.2006, p. 23–23
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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12.8.2006 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 190/23 |
Action brought on 22 May 2006 — SANOFI AVENTIS v OHIM — G.D. SEARLE (‘ATURION’)
(Case T -146/06)
(2006/C 190/41)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: SANOFI AVENTIS, S.A. (Paris, France) (represented by: E. Armijo Chavarri and A. Castán Pérez-Gómez, 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: G.D. SEARLE LLC
Form of order sought
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Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 February 2006 in Case R 227/2005-1; |
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Order OHIM to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Applicant for a Community trade mark: G.D. SEARLE LLC.
Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘ATURION’ for goods in Class 5 — application No1 662 311.
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The applicant.
Mark or sign cited in opposition: National word mark ‘URION’ for goods in Class 5.
Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the opposition.
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal.
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94, given that the marks in question may create a likelihood of confusion on the market.