CELEX: 62008TN0285
Language: en
Date: 2008-07-21 00:00:00
Title: Case T-285/08: Action brought on 21 July 2008 — Securvita v OHIM (Natur-Aktien-Index)

27.9.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 247/17
            
         Action brought on 21 July 2008 — Securvita v OHIM (Natur-Aktien-Index)
   (Case T-285/08)
   (2008/C 247/32)
   Language in which the application was lodged: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Securvita Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung alternativer Versicherungskonzepte mbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: M. van Eendenburg, Rechtsanwalt)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   Form of order sought
   
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               Vary the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of 26 May 2008 in Case R 525/2007-4 to the effect that it be ordered that the word mark ‘Natur-Aktien-Index’ be registered as a Community trade mark at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   
      Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘Natur-Aktien-Index’ for goods and services in Classes 16, 36 and 42 (application No 4 861 175).
   
      Decision of the Examiner: rejection of the application.
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: dismissal of the appeal.
   
      Pleas in law: infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1), since the mark applied for is not devoid of any distinctive character.
   
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).