CELEX: 62012TN0445
Language: en
Date: 2012-10-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-445/12: Action brought on 8 October 2012 — Koscher + Würtz v OHIM — Kirchner & Wilhelm (KW SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS)

8.12.2012   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 379/26
            
         Action brought on 8 October 2012 — Koscher + Würtz v OHIM — Kirchner & Wilhelm (KW SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS)
   (Case T-445/12)
   2012/C 379/45
   Language in which the application was lodged: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Koscher + Würtz GmbH (Spaichingen, Germany) (represented by: P. Mes, C. Graf von der Groeben, G. Rother, J. Bühling, A. Verhauwen, J. Künzel, D. Jestaedt, M. Bergermann, J. Vogtmeier and A. Kramer, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Kirchner & Wilhelm GmbH + Co (Asperg, Germany)
   
      Form of order sought
   
   
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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 6 August 2012 in Case R 1675/2011-4;
            
         
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               order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the costs incurred in the appeal proceedings.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   
      Applicant for a Community trade mark: Koscher + Würtz GmbH
   
      Community trade mark concerned: International registration with protection in respect of the European Union of a figurative mark containing the word element ‘KW SURGICAL ELEMENTS’ for goods in Class 10 — International registration with protection in respect of the European Union No W 968 722
   
      Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Kirchner & Wilhelm GmbH + Co
   
      Mark or sign cited in opposition: National word mark ‘Ka We’ for goods in Class 10
   
      Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition refused
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal allowed and protection denied in respect of the trade mark registration
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009