CELEX: 62009TN0270
Language: en
Date: 2009-07-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-270/09: Action brought on 13 July 2009 — PVS v OHIM — MeDiTA Medizinischer Kurierdienst (medidata)

12.9.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 220/36
            
         Action brought on 13 July 2009 — PVS v OHIM — MeDiTA Medizinischer Kurierdienst (medidata)
   (Case T-270/09)
   2009/C 220/77
   Language in which the application was lodged: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: PVS — Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH (Mühlheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: F. Lindenberg, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: MeDiTA Medizinische Kurierdienst- u. Handelsg. mbH (Düsseldorf, Germany)
   
      Form of order sought
   
   
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               Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of 14 May 2009 in Appeal R 1724/2007-4 and reject the opposition;
            
         
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               Order the defendant to bear the costs of the action and of the appeal proceedings;
            
         
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               Enter judgment against the defendant without an oral hearing in its absence, in so far as it does not enter a defence in the appropriate form and in accordance within the prescribed time-limit.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   
      Applicant for a Community trade mark: PVS
   
      Community trade mark concerned: the figurative mark ‘medidata’ in the colours blue, grey and white for services in Classes 35, 36, 41, 42 and 44 (Application No 4 495 842)
   
      Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: MeDiTA Medizinische Kurierdienst- u. Handelsg. mbH
   
      Mark or sign cited in opposition: the German word mark ‘MeDiTA’ for services in Classes 35 and 39, whereas the opposition is directed against registration in Class 35
   
      Decision of the Opposition Division: Grant of the opposition
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal
   
      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 trade 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).