CELEX: C2007/235/27
Language: en
Date: 2007-10-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-281/07: Action brought on 23 July 2007 — ecoblue v OHIM — BBVA (Ecoblue)

6.10.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 235/15
            
         Action brought on 23 July 2007 — ecoblue v OHIM — BBVA (Ecoblue)
   (Case T-281/07)
   (2007/C 235/27)
   Language in which the application was lodged: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: ecoblue AG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: C. Osterrieth and T. Schmitz, 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: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA
   Form of order sought
   
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               annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 April 2007 in Case No R 844/2006-1;
            
         
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               reject the opposition filed by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. against the ‘Ecoblue’ word mark applied for;
            
         
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               order the defendant to pay the costs.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   
      Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant.
   
      Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘Ecoblue’ for services in Classes 35, 36 and 38 (application No 2 871 598).
   
      Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA.
   
      Mark or sign cited in opposition: The word marks ‘BLUE’ (Community trade mark No 1 345 974), ‘BLUE JOVEN’ (Community trade mark No 2 065 100), ‘BLUE BBVA’ (Community trade mark No 2 065 621), ‘TARJETA BLUE BBVA’ (Community trade mark No 2 277 291), ‘QNTAME BLUE’ (Community trade mark No 2 391 878), ‘HIPOTECA BLUE’ (Community trade mark No 2 392 181), ‘HIPOTECA BLUE JOVEN’ (Community trade mark No 2 794 998) and ‘MOTOR BLUE JOVEN’ (Community trade mark No 3 060 878).
   
      Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld and application for registration rejected.
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed.
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1), since the opposing marks are not similar and there is therefore no likelihood of confusion.
   
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).