Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:605
Date: 2017-09-14
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 11 March 2016 — Aldi Einkauf v OHIM — Weetabix (Alpenschmaus) (Case T-103/16) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG (Essen, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, C. Fürsen and N. Bertram, lawyers) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Weetabix Ltd (Kettering, United Kingdom) Details of the proceedings before OHIM Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark with the word element ‘Alpenschmaus’ — Application for registration No 10 198 992 Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 January 2016 in Case R 2725/2014-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: annul the contested decision; order OHIM to pay the costs. Plea in law Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009. ____________