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Document C2007/042/44
Case T-372/06: Action brought on 11 December 2006 — Bomba Energia Getränke v OHIM — Eckes-Granini (Bomba)
Case T-372/06: Action brought on 11 December 2006 — Bomba Energia Getränke v OHIM — Eckes-Granini (Bomba)
Case T-372/06: Action brought on 11 December 2006 — Bomba Energia Getränke v OHIM — Eckes-Granini (Bomba)
OJ C 42, 24.2.2007, p. 25–25
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
24.2.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 42/25 |
Action brought on 11 December 2006 — Bomba Energia Getränke v OHIM — Eckes-Granini (Bomba)
(Case T-372/06)
(2007/C 42/44)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Bomba Energia Getränke Vertriebs GmbH (Wiener Neudorf, Austria) (represented by: A. Kockläuner, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Eckes-Granini GmbH & Co. KG (Nieder-Olm, Germany)
Form of order sought
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annul in its entirety the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 October 2006 in Appeal Case R 184/2005-2; |
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order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant.
Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘Bomba’ for goods in Classes 32 and 33 (Application No 558 874).
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Eckes-Granini GmbH & Co. KG.
Mark or sign cited in opposition: Various word and figurative marks ‘la bamba’, including the German word mark ‘la bamba’ for goods in Classes 29, 32 and 33.
Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the application.
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal.
Pleas in law: The contested decision infringes Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1), in as much as there is no likelihood of confusion between the opposing marks.
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).