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Document 62015TN0609

Case T-609/15: Action brought on 29 October 2015 — Repsol v OHIM — Basic (BASIC)

OJ C 27, 25.1.2016, p. 63–64 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

25.1.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/63

Action brought on 29 October 2015 — Repsol v OHIM — Basic (BASIC)

(Case T-609/15)

(2016/C 027/81)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Repsol, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. Devaureix, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Basic AG Lebensmittelhandel (München, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community figurative mark containing the word element ‘BASIC’– Community trade mark No 5 648 159

Procedure before OHIM: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 August 2015 in Case R 2384/2013-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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admit this writ of claim, with all the documents annexed, and the correspondent copies;

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admit all the evidences attached to this writ;

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annul the contested decision;

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order the Applicant to bear the costs of the proceedings.

Plea(s) in law

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The Board of appeal has incorrectly assessed the evidence submitted by Basic AG as to its genuine use of a company names ‘Basic AG’ and ‘Basic’ use in the course of trade in Germany;

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The contested decision is incorrectly based on article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009, in relation to Article 53 (1) (c), as far as between the marks ‘basic’ figuratives there is no likelihood of confusion. The term basic is lack of distinctiveness;

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The exceptional protection of the German Trademark Law regarding non registered trade names has to be interpreted restrictively, according to Rome Treaty, 23 March 1957 and Community case law.
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