27.2.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 51/37 |
Action brought on 22 December 2009 — Baena Grupo v OHIM — Neuman and Galdeano del Sel (Designs)
(Case T-513/09)
2010/C 51/72
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: José Manuel Baena Grupo, SA (Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, Spain) (represented by: A. Canela Giménez, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Herbert Neuman and Andoni Galdeano del Sel
Form of order sought
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allow the action against the decision of 14 October 2009 of the Third Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) in Case R 1323/2008-3; |
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annul OHIM's decision; |
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order OHIM to pay the costs. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: Community registered design No 000 426 895-0002 for ornamentation for T–shirts, ornamentation for caps, ornamentation for stickers, ornamentation for printed material including advertising material.
Proprietor of the Community trade mark: the applicant
Applicant for the declaration of invalidity: Herbert Neuman and Andoni Galdeano del Sel
Trade mark right of applicant for the declaration: figurative Community mark No 1 312 651, for goods in Classes 25, 28 and 32 of the Classification of Nice.
Decision of the Cancellation Division of the Designs Department: allow the application and declare the design to be invalid.
Decision of the Board of Appeal: annul the contested decision and, pursuant to the power conferred on it by Article 60(1) of Regulation No 6/2002 on Community designs, decide the appeal on its merits and declare the invalidity of the Community design.
Pleas in law: incorrect interpretation of Article 6(1) of Regulation No 6/2002.