Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 1.5.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 102/20 |

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Action brought on 16 February 2009 — Herhof v OHIM — Stabilator (stabilator)

(Case T-60/09)

2009/C 102/32

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Herhof-Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (Solms, Germany) (represented by: A. Zinnecker and T. Bösling, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Stabilator sp. z o.o. (Gydnia, Poland)

Form of order sought

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| — | Anuul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 16 December 2008 in Joined Cases R 483/2008-4 and R 705/2008-4; |

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| — | Order the applicant to pay the costs. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: Stabilator sp. z o.o.

Community trade mark concerned: the figurative mark ‘stabilator’ for goods and services in Classes 19, 37 and 42, Application No 4 068 961

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: the applicant

Mark or sign cited in opposition: the word mark ‘STABILAT’ for goods in Classes 1, 7, 11, 20, 37, 40 and 42

Decision of the Opposition Division: opposition allowed in part and application rejected in part

Decision of the Board of Appeal: annulment in part of the contested decision and rejection of the opposition

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94,[(1)](#ntr1-C_2009102EN.01002001-E0001) because there is a likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue or at least a likelihood of association.

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