Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 17.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 80/24 |

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Action brought on 23 January 2012 — Piotrowski v OHIM (MEDIGYM)

(Case T-33/12)

2012/C 80/40

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Elke Piotrowski (Viernheim, Germany) (represented by J. Albrecht, lawyer)

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

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 18 November 2011 in Case R 734/2011-4; |

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

Pleas in law and main arguments

Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘MEDIGYM’ for goods in Class 10

Decision of the Examiner: the application was rejected

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was dismissed

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 as the Board of Appeal’s decision was based on reasons on which the applicant had had no opportunity to present her comments and infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009 as the Community trade mark at issue was refused protection pursuant to Article 154(3) and Article 37(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 even though the mark was not ineligible for registration either under Article 7(1)(b) or Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009

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