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Document 62011TN0242
Case T-242/11: Action brought on 9 May 2011 — Kaltenbach & Voigt v OHIM (3D eXam)
Case T-242/11: Action brought on 9 May 2011 — Kaltenbach & Voigt v OHIM (3D eXam)
Case T-242/11: Action brought on 9 May 2011 — Kaltenbach & Voigt v OHIM (3D eXam)
SL C 211, 16.7.2011, p. 27–28
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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16.7.2011 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 211/27 |
Action brought on 9 May 2011 — Kaltenbach & Voigt v OHIM (3D eXam)
(Case T-242/11)
2011/C 211/59
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH (Biberach an der Riß, Germany) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Form of order sought
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Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 1 March 2011 in case R 2361/2010-2; |
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Order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark in words ‘3D eXam’ for goods in class 10
Decision of the Examiner: Refused the protection of the international registration to the European Union pursuant to Article 7(1)(b), (c) and Article 2 CTMR
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Council Regulation No 207/2009 and the failure to take into account prior national registrations/grants of protection, as the International registration at issue: (i) is not purely descriptive, and; (ii) exhibits distinctiveness as the relevant public will consider the sign ‘3D eXam’ as an indication of trade origin.