Action brought on 25 May 2009 - Olymp Bezner v OHIM - Bellido (OLYMP)

(Case T-204/09)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Olymp Bezner GmbH & Co. KG (Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany) (represented by: J. Dönch and M. Eck, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Miguel Bellido, S.A. (Manzanares, Ciudad Real, Spain)

Form of order sought

Repeal the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 5 March 2009 in case R 598/2008-2; and

Order OHIM to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Registered Community trade mark subject of the application for a declaration of invalidity: The figurative mark "OLYMP" for goods in class 25

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The applicant

Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark right of the party requesting the declaration of invalidity: Spanish trade mark registration of the figurative mark "OLIMPO" for goods in class 25

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Declared the Community trade mark concerned invalid

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation 40/94 (which became Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation 207/2009) as the Board of Appeal erred in its finding that there was a likelihood of confusion, due to the fact that the concerned trade marks are not visually, aurally or conceptually similar.

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