Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.1.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 24/29 |

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Action brought on 11 November 2013 — Ratioparts-Ersatzteile v OHIM — Norwood Industries (NORTHWOOD professional forest equipment)

(Case T-592/13)

2014/C 24/52

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Ratioparts-Ersatzteile-Vertriebs GmbH (Euskirchen, Germany) (represented by: M. Koch, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Norwood Industries (Kilworthy, Canada)

Form of order sought

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| — | Amend the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of 28 August 2013 (case R 356/2013-2) so as to dismiss in its entirety Opposition B1771461; and |

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| — | Order the opponent to pay the costs of the opposition proceedings and the respondent in the appeal to pay the costs of the appeal. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: Ratioparts-Ersatzteile-Vertriebs GmbH

Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark ‘NORTHWOOD professional forest equipment’ for goods and services in Classes 8, 9, 20, 25 and 35 — Community trade mark No 9 412 776

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Norwood Industries

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community word mark ‘NORWOOD’ for goods in Class 7

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld in part

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed

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

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