CELEX: 62012TN0145
Language: en
Date: 2012-03-29 00:00:00
Title: Case T-145/12: Action brought on 29 March 2012 — Bayerische Motoren Werke v OHIM (ECO PRO)

9.6.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 165/29
            
         Action brought on 29 March 2012 — Bayerische Motoren Werke v OHIM (ECO PRO)
   (Case T-145/12)
   2012/C 165/49
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (München, Germany) (represented by: C. Onken, lawyer)
   
      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 Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 18 January 2012 in case R 1418/2011-4;
            
         
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               Order the defendant to pay the costs.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   
      Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘ECO PRO’ for goods in classes 9 and 12 — International Registration (IR) No W 1059979
   
      Decision of the Examiner: Refused protection of the International Registration designating the European Union.
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009, as the Board of Appeal wrongly assumed that the International Registration of the applicant’s trademark was devoid of distinctive character within the meaning of this article.