Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 31.7.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 209/43 |

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Action brought on 21 May 2010 — Merlin and Others v OHIM — Dusyma (Games)

(Case T-231/10)

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2010/C 209/66

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicants: Merlin Handelsgesellschaft mbH (Forchtenberg, Germany), Rolf Krämer (Forchtenberg), BLS Basteln, Lernen, Spielen GmbH (Forchtenberg), Andreas Hohl (Künzelsau, Germany), represented by: R. Kramer, lawyer

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Dusyma Kindergartenbedarf GmbH (Schorndorf, Germany)

Form of order sought

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| — | annul the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 17 March 2010 in Case R 879/2009-3 and declare Community design No 526 801-0011 invalid; |

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| — | in the alternative, annul the decision of the Third Board of Appeal and refer the case back to the Board of Appeal; |

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| — | order the defendant to pay the costs. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Registered Community design in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: Community design No 526 801-0011 for the products ‘Games (including educational games)’.

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: Dusyma Kindergartenbedarf GmbH.

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity: the Applicants.

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Rejection of the application for a declaration of invalidity.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal.

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002[(1)](#ntr1-C_2010209EN.01004301-E0001) on Community designs, because the Board of Appeal misinterpreted the provisions of that article concerning definitions and did not take into consideration the fact that a Community design can also consist in the appearance of a part of a product.

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