CELEX: 62008TN0233
Language: en
Date: 2008-06-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-233/08: Action brought on 16 June 2008 — MPDV Mikrolab v OHIM (ROI ANALYZER)

30.8.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 223/49
            
         Action brought on 16 June 2008 — MPDV Mikrolab v OHIM (ROI ANALYZER)
   (Case T-233/08)
   (2008/C 223/86)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: MPDV Mikrolab GmbH, Mikroprozessordatenverarbeitung und Mikroprozessorlabor (Mosbach, Germany) (represented by: W. Göpfert, lawyer)
   
      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 Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 April 2008 in Case R 1525/2006-4;
            
         
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               Order the defendant to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   
      Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘ROI ANALYZER’ for goods and services in Classes 9, 35 and 42 (Application No 4 866 042).
   
      Decision of the Examiner: Application rejected in part.
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal.
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1) in that the trade mark applied for does not lack distinctive character and no requirement of availability exists for it.
   
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).