Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

27.7.2002 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 180/33

_Pleas in law and main arguments_ The applicant claims that the Court should:

The contested decision introduces an obligation on the — annul the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the
manufacturers of compound feedingstuffs for production OHIM of 6 March 2002;
animals to provide an indication of the precise quantities of all
the raw material used in their products in order to protect
public health by improving the traceability of the ingredients. — order the defendant to pay the costs.
According to the applicant, the effect of that measure is to
oblige disclosure of basic know-how and business secrets of
manufacturers of compound feedingstuffs.

In support of its application, the applicant claims breach of
several rights guaranteed by Community law and of objectives _Pleas in law and main arguments_
pursued by the Treaty. Furthermore, the contested directive
runs counter to the safeguarding of undistorted competition
and the encouragement of technical research and development.
Applicant for the Com- The applicant
Moreover, it disregards property rights and the right freely to
munity trade mark:
pursue an economic activity. The applicant claims, finally, that
the directive runs counter to the objective of improving
agricultural products and protecting the environment. The Community trade Community figurative trade mark
mark concerned: No 1.178.425, which depicts a
bottle of beer bearing the words
The applicant maintains, moreover, that the contested measure ‘NEGRA MODELO’ on the label,
is disproportionate. According to the applicant, the directive
for products falling within Classis not capable of attaining the objective of protecting public
es 25 (clothing), 32 (beer) and 42
health and in any event goes beyond what is necessary to (services related to bars, resachieve such an objective. The applicant further claims that
taurants and nightclubs)
the directive does not of itself ensure the quality of the
products nor improves the traceability of the ingredients and
that it places a disproportionate burden with regard to Proprietor of the right to MODELO CONTINENTE HIPERlabelling. the trade mark or sign MERCADOS S.A.
asserted by way of opposition in the opposition
Finally, the applicant claims that the measure is based on an
proceedings:
erroneous legal basis. In its view, Article 37 of the EC Treaty
should be chosen as the legal basis instead of Article 152 of
the Treaty in view of the fact that the contested directive bears Trade mark or sign Portuguese figurative marks
no relationship to veterinary or plant health matters. asserted by way of oppo- No 295.800 and 295.804, which
sition in the opposition distinguish goods in Classes 25
proceedings: (clothing, including footwear) and
33 (syrups, beer and nonalcoholic beverages) of the international classification respectively

**Action brought on 30 May 2002 by Cervecerı´a Modelo,**
Decision of the Oppo- Provisional refusal to register the
**S.A. de C.V. against Office for the Harmonization of the** sition Division: Community trade mark in issue
**Internal Market (trade marks and designs) (OHIM)**
to distinguish ‘beer’ and registration in respect of ‘clothing’ and
**(Case T-169/02)** ‘services related to bars, restaurants and nightclubs’

(2002/C 180/57)

Decision of the Board of Decision of the Opposition Div_(Language of the case: Spanish)_ Appeal: ision upheld

Grounds of claim: Infringement of Article 8(1)(a) of
An action against Office for Harmonization in the Internal Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (likeliMarket (trade marks and designs) (OHIM) was brought before hood of confusion)
the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on
30 May 2002 by Cervecerı´a Modelo, S.A. de C.V., whose
registered office is in Mexico, D.F., represented by Carlos Lamo
Devesa and Antonio Vela´zquez Iba´n˜ez.