CELEX: 62008TN0226
Language: en
Date: 2008-06-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-226/08: Action brought on 13 June 2008 — Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel v OHIM — Schwarzbräu (Alaska)

30.8.2008   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 223/47
            
         Action brought on 13 June 2008 — Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel v OHIM — Schwarzbräu (Alaska)
   (Case T-226/08)
   (2008/C 223/83)
   Language in which the application was lodged: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Mineralbrunnen Rhön-Sprudel Egon Schindel GmbH (Ebersburg, Germany) (represented by: P. Wadenbach, 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: Schwarzbräu GmbH (Zusmarshausen, Germany)
   Form of order sought
   
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               Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 8 April 2008 (Case R 1124/2004-4);
            
         
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               cancel Community trade mark No 505 503 ‘Alaska’ entirely, on account of the existence of absolute grounds for refusal;
            
         
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               order the defendant to pay the costs;
            
         
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               in the alternative to the second head of claim, declare Community trade mark No 505 503 ‘Alaska’ invalid in respect, at least, of the following goods: ‘Mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic drinks in class 32’.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   
      Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: Word mark ‘Alaska’ for goods in class 32 (Community trade mark No 505 503).
   
      Proprietor of the Community trade mark: Schwarzbräu GmbH.
   
      Applicant for the declaration of invalidity: The applicant.
   
      Decision of the Cancellation Division: Application for a declaration of invalidity of the trade mark concerned granted in part.
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Annulment of the contested decision and dismissal of the application for a declaration of invalidity of the trade mark concerned.
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (g) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1).
   
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).