Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2009:409
Date: 2009-10-20
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Second Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Concepts: Figurative marks applied for
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Action brought on 7 August 2008 - Aldi Einkauf v OHIM - Goya Importaciones y Distribuciones (4 OUT Living) (Case T-307/08) Language in which the application was lodged: English Parties Applicant: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG (Essen, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, L. Kolks, C. Fürsen, lawyers) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Goya Importaciones y Distribuciones SL (Cuarte de Huerva, Spain) Form of order sought Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 7 May 2008 in case R 1199/2007-1; and Order the defendant to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments Applicant for the Community trade mark: The applicant Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark "4 OUT Living" for goods and services in classes 18, 25 and 28 Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal Mark or sign cited: Spanish trade mark registration No 2 604 969 of the figurative mark "Living & Co" for goods and services in classes 3, 14, 16, 18, 21, 25, 34 and 35 Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition partially Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 40/94 as the Board of Appeal erred in its finding that there is a risk of confusion between the trade marks concerned. ____________