CELEX: C2007/269/94
Language: en
Date: 2007-11-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-325/07: Action brought on 3 September 2007 — Caisse Fédérale du Crédit Mutuel Centre Est Europe v OHIM (SURFCARD)

10.11.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 269/52
            
         Action brought on 3 September 2007 — Caisse Fédérale du Crédit Mutuel Centre Est Europe v OHIM (SURFCARD)
   (Case T-325/07)
   (2007/C 269/94)
   Language in which the application was lodged: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Caisse Fédérale du Crédit Mutuel Centre Est Europe (Strasbourg, France) (represented by: P. Greffe and J. Schoumann, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)
   Form of order sought
   
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               Annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 June 2007, Case R 1130/2006-1 refusing application for registration of Community trade mark ‘SURFCARD’, application No 3 837 564, for goods and services sought in classes 9, 36 and 38;
            
         
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               Registration of Community trade mark ‘SURFCARD’ No 3 837 564 for all of the goods and services sought.
            
         Pleas in law and main arguments
   
      Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘SURFCARD’ for goods and services in classes 9, 36 and 38 (application No 3 837 564)
   
      Decision of examiner: Application for registration partially refused
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Action dismissed
   
      Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b)of Regulation No 40/94 of the Council (1) in that, according to the applicant and contrary to observations in the contested decision, the expression ‘SURFCARD’ is arbitrary and distinctive in relation to the goods and services sought.
   
      (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1)