Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 16.1.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 11/32 |

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Action brought on 19 October 2009 — Oyster Cosmetics v OHIM — Kadabell (OYSTER COSMETICS)

(Case T-437/09)

2010/C 11/60

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Oyster Cosmetics SpA (Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy) (represented by: A. Perani and P. Pozzi, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Kadabell GmbH & Co. KG (Lenzkirch, Germany)

Form of order sought

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| — | Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 5 August 2009 in case R 1367/2008-1; |

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| — | Order the adverse parties to bear the costs of the present proceedings. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for the Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark “OYSTER COSMETICS”, for goods in class 3

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: Community trade mark registration of the figurative mark “KADUS OYSTRA AUTO STOP PROTECTION” for goods in class 3

Decision of the Opposition Division: Allowed the opposition partially

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 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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