CELEX: 62007TN0424
Language: en
Date: 2007-11-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-424/07: Action brought on 20 November 2007 — Pioneer Hi-Bred International v OHIM (OPTIMUM)

12.1.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 8/29
            
         Action brought on 20 November 2007 — Pioneer Hi-Bred International v OHIM (OPTIMUM)
   (Case T-424/07)
   (2008/C 8/51)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (Johnston, United States) (represented by: G. Würtenberger, R. Kunze, and T. Wittmann, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   Form of order sought
   
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               The decision of the Second Board of Appeal of 11 September 2007 in Case R 288/2007-2 concerning Community trade mark application No 4 893 053 ‘OPTIMUM’ be annulled;
            
         
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               defendant pay the costs of the proceedings.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   
      Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘OPTIMUM’ for goods in class 1 — application No 4 893 053
   
      Decision of the examiner: Refusal of the application
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 7(1)(b) and (c), 7(2), 73 and 74 of Council Regulation No 40/94 by not taking into consideration the fact that the goods in question address a specialised public and by not supporting the decision on evidence of use of the trade mark applied for.