Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 21.11.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 282/57 |

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Action brought on 25 September 2009 — Glenton España v OHIM — Polo/Lauren (POLO SANTA MARIA)

(Case T-376/09)

2009/C 282/107

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Glenton España, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri and A. Castán Pérez-Gómez, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: The Polo/Lauren Company L.P. (New York, United States)

Form of order sought

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| — | Admit the application; |

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| — | Overturn the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 18 June 2009 in case R 594/2008-2; |

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| — | Order the defendant to bear the costs. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for the Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark “POLO SANTA MARIA”, for goods and services in classes 18, 25, 36, 41 and 43

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: Benelux trade mark registration of the figurative mark “device of a silhouette of a polo player” for goods in classes 18 and 25

Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition for all the contested goods

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Annulled partially the contested decision

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation 207/2009 as the Board of Appeal wrongly held that there was a likelihood of confusion between the trade marks concerned

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