Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2015:686
Date: 2015-09-24
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 19 May 2014 – Rintisch v OHIM – Compagnie laitière européenne (PROTICURD) (Case T-382/14) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Bernhard Rintisch (Bottrop, Germany) (represented by: A. Dreyer, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Compagnie laitière européenne SA (Conde Sur Vire, France) Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 14 March 2014 given in Case R 609/2011-4; Order the defendant to pay the costs of proceedings. Pleas in law and main arguments Applicant for a Community trade mark: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Community trade mark concerned: The word mark “PROTICURD” for goods in Classes 5 and 29 – International Registration No 981 041 designating the European Union Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The applicant Mark or sign cited in opposition: German trademarks Nos 397 02 429, 39 549 559 and 39 608 644 Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition in part Decision of the Board of Appeal: Granted the appeal in part Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8 (1)(b) CTMR.