# C_2010195EN.01002301.xml

| 17.7.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 195/23 |
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17.7.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 195/23

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Action brought on 7 May 2010 — Moselland v OHIM — Renta Siete (DIVINUS)

(Case T-214/10)

2010/C 195/37

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Parties

Applicant: Moselland eG — Winzergenossenschaft (Bernkastel-Kues, Germany) (represented by: M. Dippelhofer, lawyer)

Applicant:

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Defendant:

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Renta Siete, SL (Albacete, Spain)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM:

Form of order sought

Form of order sought

| — | Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 22 February 2010 in Case R 1204/2009-2; |
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Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 22 February 2010 in Case R 1204/2009-2;

| — | order OHIM to pay the costs of the proceedings, including those incurred during the appeal proceedings. |
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order OHIM to pay the costs of the proceedings, including those incurred during the appeal proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: Renta Siete, SL

Applicant for a Community trade mark:

Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘DIVINUS’ for goods and services in classes 30, 33 and 35.

Community trade mark concerned:

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Moselland eG

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:

Mark or sign cited in opposition: a national figurative mark, which includes the verbal elements ‘Moselland Divinum’, for goods in class 33.

Mark or sign cited in opposition:

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the opposition

Decision of the Opposition Division:

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal

Decision of the Board of Appeal:

Pleas in law:

Pleas in law:

Infringement of Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (1), and Rule 19(2) und Rule 20(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (2), as the Board of Appeal has not correctly and/or sufficiently addressed the substantiation of earlier rights, infringement of Article 76(1)(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, as the Board of Appeal did not confine itself to relying on the evidence submitted by the applicant, infringement of Article 78(1),(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 for incorrect evaluation of evidence and, as the Board of Appeal merely relied on a request for information despite having had evidence contrary to the information received already submitted to it, also infringement of Article 75(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, as the Board of Appeal failed to grant the applicant the opportunity to make known its views on the factual information gathered by OHIM, infringement of Rule 50(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95, as the Board of Appeal incorrectly did not consider the presentation of an acknowledgement of receipt as sufficient evidence of submission of documents within the prescribed time-limit, infringement of Rule 50(1)(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 for misuse of power and finally infringement of Rule 51(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95, as the Board of Appeal erred in not reimbursing the fee for appeal.

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(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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(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 of 13 December 1995 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1995 L 303, p. 1).

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