CELEX: 62009TN0349
Language: en
Date: 2009-09-03 00:00:00
Title: Case T-349/09: Action brought on 3 September 2009 — PAGO International v OHIM — Tirol Milch (Pago)

7.11.2009   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 267/76
            
         Action brought on 3 September 2009 — PAGO International v OHIM — Tirol Milch (Pago)
   (Case T-349/09)
   2009/C 267/136
   Language in which the application was lodged: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: PAGO International GmbH (Klagenfurt, Austria) (represented by: C. Hauer and C. Schumacher, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Tirol Milch reg.Gen.mbH Innsbruck (Innsbruck, Austria)
   
      Form of order sought
   
   
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               Amend the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 1 July 2009 concerning cancellation proceedings No 2025 C (Community trade mark No 915 488) so as to dismiss the appeal by Tirol Milch registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung against the decision of the Cancellation Division of 4 August 2008, and order Tirol Milch registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung to pay the costs of the appeal proceedings;
            
         
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               in the alternative, annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal and refer the case back to the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) for a fresh decision.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   
      Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: The coloured figurative mark ‘Pago’ for goods in Class 32 (Community trade mark No 915 488)
   
      Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The applicant
   
      Applicant for the declaration of invalidity: Tirol Milch registrierte Genossenschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
   
      Decision of the Cancellation Division: Revocation in part of the Community trade mark
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Annulment in part of the decision of the Cancellation Division and revocation of the Community trade mark
   Pleas in law:
   
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               Infringement of Article 51 in conjunction with Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, (1) inasmuch as it was incorrectly deemed not to have been proved that the trade mark at issue in the proceedings had been used in such a way as to preserve the rights of the proprietor;
            
         
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               Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 and of fundamental Community rights, in particular the right to a fair hearing.
            
         
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).