Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2014:990
Date: 2014-11-25
Language of the case: French
Court formation: First Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Belgium

Action brought on 20 August 2012 - Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck v OHIM - Beverage Trademark (KASTEEL) (Case T-374/12) Language in which the application was lodged: French Parties Applicant: Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck (Ingelmunster, Belgium) (represented by: P. Maeyaert, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Beverage Trademark Co. Ltd BTM (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) Form of order sought annul in its entirety the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 8 June 2012 in Case R 2551/2010-2; order OHIM and Beverage Trademark Co. Ltd BTM 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: The international figurative mark incorporating the word element 'KASTEEL' for goods in Class 32 - International registration No W 975 635 Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Beverage Trademark Co. Ltd BTM Mark or sign cited in opposition: National mark 'CASTEL BEER' for goods in Class 32 Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed Pleas in law: Breach of Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009; Breach of Article 42 of Regulation No 207/2009; Breach of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009. ____________