Action brought on 26 May 2009 - COR Sitzmöbel Helmut Lübke v OHIM - El Corte Inglés (COR)

(Case T-214/09)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: COR Sitzmöbel Helmut Lübke (Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany) (represented by Y-G. von Amsberg, 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: El Corte Inglés (Madrid, Spain)

Form of order sought

Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of 4 March 2009 (R 376/2008-2); and

Order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) to pay the costs of the proceedings

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: Word Mark 'COR' for goods in Clases 20 and 27 (International Registration No 839 721)

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: El Corte Inglés, SA

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Word Mark 'CADENACOR' (Community Trade mark No 2 362 598) for goods in Class 20

Decision of the Examiner: Refusal of Protection

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the Appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009¹), in as much as there is no likelihood of confusion between the opposing marks.

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¹ - Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).