CELEX: 62008TN0146
Language: en
Date: 2008-04-17 00:00:00
Title: Case T-146/08: Action brought on 17 April 2008 — Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll v OHIM — Redrock Construction (REDROCK)

21.6.2008   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 158/19
            
         Action brought on 17 April 2008 — Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll v OHIM — Redrock Construction (REDROCK)
   (Case T-146/08)
   (2008/C 158/32)
   Language in which the application was lodged: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll GmbH & Co. OHG (Gladbeck, Germany) (represented by: S. Beckmann, Rechstanwältin)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Redrock Construction s.r.o. (Prague, Czech Republic)
   Form of order sought
   
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               Annul the defendant's decision of 18 February 2008 in Case R 506/2007-4;
            
         
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               order the defendant to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   
      Applicant for a Community trade mark: Redrock Construction s.r.o
   
      Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark ‘REDROCK’ for goods and services in classes 1, 2, 17, 19, 36 and 37 (application No 3 866 365).
   
      Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The applicant.
   
      Mark or sign cited in opposition: German word mark ‘Rock’ for goods and services in classes 1, 6-8, 17, 19, 37 and 42 (No 302 29 274); the opposition concerns registration in all classes with the exception of class 36.
   
      Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition allowed and application refused in part.
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Contested decision annulled and opposition rejected.
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1), as there is a likelihood of confusion, or at least a likelihood of association, between the opposing marks.
   
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).