Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:383
Date: 2017-06-08
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 7 January 2016 — Awg Allgemeine Warenvertriebs v OHIM — Takko (Southern Territory 23°48’25"S) (Case T-6/16) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Awg Allgemeine Warenvertriebs GmbH (Köngen, Germany) (represented by: T. Sambuc, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Takko Holding GmbH (Telgte, Germany) Details of the proceedings before OHIM Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Awg Allgemeine Warenvertriebs GmbH Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘Southern Territory 23°48’25"S’ –Community trade mark No 10 099 554 Procedure before OHIM: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 November 2015 in Case R 735/2015-4 Form of order sought The applicant claims that the Court should: amend the contested decision by declaring that the application for the invalidity of Community word mark 10 099 554 Southern Territory 23°48’25"S is rejected. Plea in law Infringement of Article 53(1)(a) read in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009. ____________