Action brought on 20 April 2012 - Wirtgen v OHIM (Shape of a chisel holder)
(Case T-179/12)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Wirtgen GmbH (Windhagen, Germany) (represented by S. Jackermeier, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 15 February 2012 in Case R 1923/2011-4;
order the defendant to pay the costs.
Pleas in law and main arguments
Community trade mark concerned: the three-dimensional mark in the form of a chisel holder for goods in Class 7 - application No 9 749 631
Decision of the Examiner: rejection of the application
Decision of the Board of Appeal: dismissal of the appeal
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 37(3), the second sentence of Article 75, Article 63(2), the first part of Article 76(1) and Article 77(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 and infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009
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