Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.12.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 379/25 |

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Action brought on 5 October 2012 — ancotel v OHIM — Acotel (ancotel.)

(Case T-443/12)

2012/C 379/44

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: ancotel GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: H. Truelsen, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Acotel SpA (Rome, Italy)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 3 August 2012 in Case R 1895/2011-4 (ex R 1385/2008-1); |

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

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: the applicant

Community trade mark concerned: the figurative mark, containing the word element ‘ancotel’, for services in Classes 35 and 38 — Community trade mark application No 3 314 424

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Acotel SpA

Mark or sign cited in opposition: the national and Community figurative mark, containing the word element ‘ACOTEL’, for goods and services in Classes 9 and 38

Decision of the Opposition Division: the opposition was upheld in part

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was dismissed

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009

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