CELEX: C2006/143/66
Language: en
Date: 2006-06-17 00:00:00
Title: Case T-117/06: Action brought on  13 April 2006  — DeTeMedien v OHIM (suchen.de)

17.6.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 143/33
            
         Action brought on 13 April 2006 — DeTeMedien v OHIM (suchen.de)
   (Case T-117/06)
   (2006/C 143/66)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: DeTeMedien, Deutsche Telekom Medien GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany) (represented by: J. Fesenmair and I. Gehring, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   Form of order sought
   
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               annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of 30 January 2006 in appeal proceedings R 287/2005-1, and
            
         
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               order the Office for Harmonisation to bear the applicant's refundable costs
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   
      Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘suchen.de’ for goods and services in Classes 9, 16, 35, 36, 38 and 42 (Application No 3 915 329)
   
      Decision of the examiner: Partial rejection of the application
   Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal
   
      Pleas in law: The mark applied for does have distinctive character and is not purely descriptive; thus, no absolute grounds for refusal under Article 7(1)(b) and (c) or Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1) stand in the way of its registration.
   
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).