Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2009:327
Date: 2009-09-15
Language of the case: German
Court formation: First Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Concepts: Word marks applied for
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 7 December 2007 - Royal Appliance International v OHIM - BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (Centrixx) (Case T-446/07) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Royal Appliance International GmbH (Hilden, Germany) (represented by: K.-J. Michaeli and M. Schork, 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: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH (Munich, Germany) Form of order sought To annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 October 2007 in Case R 572/2006-4; To order the defendant to pay the applicant's costs and those of the proceedings. Pleas in law and main arguments Applicant for a Community trade mark: the applicant. Community trade mark concerned: the word mark 'Centrixx' for goods in Class 7 (application No 3 016 227). Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH. Mark or sign cited in opposition: the German word mark 'sensixx' for goods in Class 7 (No 30 244 090). Decision of the Opposition Division: rejection of the opposition. Decision of the Board of Appeal: annulment of the decision of the Opposition Division and refusal of the application for registration of the mark. Pleas in law: infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94, 1 since the Board of Appeal incorrectly applied the principles of Community case-law concerning the likelihood of confusion. ____________ 1 - Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).