CELEX: 62013TN0263
Language: en
Date: 2013-05-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-263/13: Action brought on 8 May 2013 — Lausitzer Früchteverarbeitung v OHIM — Rivella International (holzmichel)

20.7.2013   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 207/43
            
         Action brought on 8 May 2013 — Lausitzer Früchteverarbeitung v OHIM — Rivella International (holzmichel)
   (Case T-263/13)
   2013/C 207/73
   Language in which the application was lodged: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Lausitzer Früchteverarbeitung GmbH (Sohland, Germany) (represented by: A. Weiß, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Rivella International AG (Rothrist, Switzerland)
   
      Form of order sought
   
   
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               Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 21 February 2013 in Case R 1968/2011-1;
            
         
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               vary the contested decision in such a way as to reject the opponent’s opposition;
            
         
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               order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the costs incurred in the course of the appeal procedure, or order the intervener to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the costs incurred in the course of the appeal procedure.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   
      Applicant for a Community trade mark: Lausitzer Früchteverarbeitung GmbH
   
      Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark containing the word element ‘holzmichel’ for goods and services in Classes 21, 24, 32, 33 and 38 — Community trade mark application No 8 904 278
   
      Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Rivella International AG
   
      Mark or sign cited in opposition: International registration of figurative marks containing the word elements ‘Michel’ and ‘Michel POWER’ for goods in Classes 29, 30, 32 and 33
   
      Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition rejected
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal upheld and registration refused
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009