CELEX: 62009TN0309
Language: en
Date: 2009-08-04 00:00:00
Title: Case T -309/09: Action brought on 4 August 2009 — Sanyō Denki v OHIM — Telefónica O2 Germany (eneloop)

7.11.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 267/65
            
         Action brought on 4 August 2009 — Sanyō Denki v OHIM — Telefónica O2 Germany (eneloop)
   (Case T -309/09)
   2009/C 267/118
   Language in which the application was lodged: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Sanyō Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, Japan) (represented by: M. De Zorti, M. Koch and T. Grimm, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Telefónica O2 Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (Munich, Germany)
   
      Form of order sought
   
   
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               Annul the contested decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 May 2009 (Case R 794/2008-2);
            
         
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               Order OHIM to pay the costs of the proceedings;
            
         
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               Order the intervener to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the costs incurred in the appeal procedure.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   
      Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant
   
      Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘eneloop’ for goods in Class 9 (application No 4620225)
   
      Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Telefónica O2 Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
   
      Mark or sign cited in opposition: Inter alia, the German word mark ‘LOOP’ for goods and services in Classes 9, 38 and 42 (No 30 416 654,5)
   
      Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition allowed
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, (1) since there is no likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue.
   
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).