Action brought on 26 August 2006 - Casa Editorial El Tiempo v OHIM -Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (EL TIEMPO)
(Case T-233/06)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Casa Editorial El Tiempo SA (Bogotá, Colombia) (represented by: A. Fernández Lerroux, 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: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología
Form of order sought
annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 June 2006 in Case R-760/2005-4;
order the defendant and the other party before the Board of Appeal to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
Applicant for a Community trade mark: Casa Editorial El Tiempo SA
Community trade mark concerned: Word mark EL TIEMPO (application No 1685056) for goods and services in Classes 16, 35, 38 and 41
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología
Mark or sign cited in opposition: National word marks EL TIEMPO for publications (unregistered, but well-known), TELETIEMPO for goods in Class 16 (No 1902923) and services in Class 38 (No 2217494, and TELETIEMPO INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGÍA for services in Classes 35 (No 2217493) and 41 (No 2217492)
Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld and refusal of the application for a Community trade mark
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Rejection of the opposition in respect of the following services: 'advertising; business management; business administration; office functions' (Class 35) and 'entertainment; sporting and cultural activities' (Class 41)
Pleas in law: Misapplication of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark
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