Action brought on 30 November 2009 - Oetker Nahrungsmittel v OHIM - Bonfait (Buonfatti)
(Case T -471/09)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG (Bielefeld, Germany) (represented by: F. Graf von Stosch, 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: Bonfait BV
Form of order sought
Annul the Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market of 2 October 2009 in Case R 340/2007-4 concerning opposition No B 871 121;
order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market to pay the costs of the proceedings.
Pleas in law and main arguments
Applicant for a Community trade mark: Oetker Nahrungsmittel
Community trade mark concerned: Word mark 'Buonfatti' for goods in Classes 29 and 30 (Application No 3 939 915)
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Bonfait BV
Mark or sign cited in opposition: in particular, the Benelux word mark 'Bonfait' No 393 133 and the figurative Community trade mark 'Bonfait' No 648 816 for goods in Classes 29 and 30
Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the opposition
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Annulment of the decision of the Opposition Decision and refusal of the application to register
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009,
1 since there is no likelihood of confusion between the conflicting trade marks
____________1 - Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1)