CELEX: 62009TN0341
Language: en
Date: 2009-08-27 00:00:00
Title: Case T-341/09: Action brought on 27 August 2009 — Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Txakoli de Álava and Others v OHIM (TXAKOLI)

24.10.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 256/33
            
         Action brought on 27 August 2009 — Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Txakoli de Álava and Others v OHIM (TXAKOLI)
   (Case T-341/09)
   2009/C 256/59
   Language of the case: Spanish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Txakoli de Álava (Amurrio, Spain), Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Txakoli de Bizkaia (Leoia, Spain), Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Txakoli de Getaria (Getaria, Spain) (represented by J. Grimau Muñoz and J. Villamor Muguerza, lawyers)
   
      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 Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market of 4 June 2009 in Case R 197/2009-2 and allow the application for registration of ‘TXAKOLI’ as a Community trade mark (collective word mark) for Classes 33, 35, 41 and 42.
            
         
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               Order OHIM to pay the costs.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   
      Community trade mark concerned: Collective word mark ‘TXAKOLI’ (Application No 6 952 014) for goods and services in Classes 33, 35, 41 and 42.
   
      Decision of the Examiner: Application refused.
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed.
   
      Pleas in law: Incorrect application of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 inasmuch as that provision is not applicable to the term ‘Txakoli’ since the latter is considered to be a traditional term by Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 of 29 April 2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products. (1)
   
   
      (1)  OJ 2002 L 118, p. 1.