Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.2.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 42/31 |

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Action brought on 20 December 2006 — Union Investment Privatfonds v OHIM — Unicre-Cartão International De Crédito (unibanco)

(Case T-392/06)

(2007/C 42/54)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: H. Keller, 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: Unicre-Cartão International De Crédito, S.A.

Form of order sought

The Court is asked to:

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| — | annul the decision of the Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market; |

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| — | allow the oppositions against registration of the word/figurative mark ‘Unibanco’ on the basis of the UniFLEXIO, UniZERO and UniVARIO marks; |

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

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: Unicre-Cartão International De Crédito, S.A.

Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark ‘unibanco’ for services in Classes 36 and 38 (application for registration No 1 871 896).

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

Mark or sign cited in opposition: German figurative marks ‘UniFLEXIO’ and ‘UniVARIO’ for services in Classes 35 and 36, German figurative mark ‘UniZERO’ for services in Class 36.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the opposition.

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

Pleas in law: Infringement of the applicant's procedural rights, since no regard was had to the evidence put forward by the applicant of the use of the marks with the ‘Uni’ element.

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