CELEX: 62008TN0263
Language: en
Date: 2008-07-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-263/08: Action brought on 7 July 2008 — Becker Flugfunkwerk v OHIM — Harman Becker Automotive Systems (BECKER AVIONIC SYSTEMS)

30.8.2008   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 223/55
            
         Action brought on 7 July 2008 — Becker Flugfunkwerk v OHIM — Harman Becker Automotive Systems (BECKER AVIONIC SYSTEMS)
   (Case T-263/08)
   (2008/C 223/98)
   Language in which the application was lodged: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Becker Flugfunkwerk GmbH (Rheinmünster, Germany) (represented by: O. Griebenow, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH (Karlsbad, 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 10 April 2008 in case R 398/2007-1; and
            
         
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               Refuse opposition No B 484 503 relating to Community trade mark application No 1 829 563.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   
      Applicant for the Community trade mark: The applicant
   
      Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark ‘BECKER AVIONIC SYSTEMS’ for goods in class 9, application No 1 829 563
   
      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: United Kingdom trade mark registration No 1 258 929 of the word mark ‘BECKER’ for goods in class 9; German trade mark registration No 1 039 843 of the figurative mark ‘BECKER’ for goods in class 9; German trade mark registration No 1 016 927 of the figurative mark ‘BECKER’ for goods in class 37; Finnish trade mark registration No 116 880 of the word mark ‘BECKER’ for goods in class 9; Greek trade mark registration No 82339 of the word mark ‘BECKER’ for goods in class 9; International trade mark registration No 473 178 of the word mark ‘BECKER’ for goods in class 9
   
      Decision of the Opposition Division: Uphold the opposition with respect to all the contested goods
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1) of Council Regulation No 40/94 as there is no likelihood of confusion between the conflicting trade marks.