Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2011:273
Date: 2011-06-15
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 21 May 2010 - Graf-Syteco v OHIM - Teco Electric & Machinery (SYTECO) (Case T -229/10) Language in which the application was lodged: German Parties Applicant: Graf-Syteco Gmbh & Co. KG (Tuningen, Germany) (represented by: T. Kieser, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Other party/parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Teco Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd (Taipai, Taiwan) Form of order sought Amend the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 18 February 2010 in Case R 230/2009-1 so as to reject opposition No B 1 112 889 of 5 February 2007 based on the German figurative word mark No 30 327 439, the British and Northern Irish figurative word mark No 233 226, the Benelux figurative word mark No 742 535 and the Spanish figurative word mark No 2 545 860 TECO; In the alternative, annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 18 February 2010 in Case R 230/2009-1; Order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings. Pleas in law and main arguments Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant. Community trade mark concerned: Word mark 'SYTECO' for goods and services in Classes 9, 37 and 42. Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Teco Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd. Mark or sign cited in opposition: Four national figurative marks which include the element 'TECO', for goods in Classes 7, 9 and 11. Decision of the Opposition Division: The opposition was upheld in part. Decision of the Board of Appeal: The appeal was dismissed. Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, 1 since there is no likelihood of confusion between the opposing marks. ____________ 1 - Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).