Action brought on 27 April 2010 - DRV v OHIM - Austria Leasing (Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppe Österreich)
(Case T-199/10)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Deutscher Raiffeisenverband eV (DRV) (Bonn, Germany) (represented by: I. Rinke, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Austria Leasing GmbH (Frankfurt, Germany)
Form of order sought
Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 3 February 2010 (Case R 253/2009-1);
Order the defendant to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
Applicant for a Community trade mark: Austria Leasing GmbH.
Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark which contains the word elements 'Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppe Österreich', in respect of services in Classes 35, 36 and 37.
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: DRV.
Mark or sign cited in opposition: inter alia, a figurative mark registered in Germany which contains the word element 'Raiffeisen', in respect of services in Classes 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 and 42.
Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the opposition.
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal.
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009,
1 as there is a likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue.
____________1 - Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).