Action brought on 14 July 2009 - Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg v OHIM - British-American Tobacco Polska (Romuald Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg)
(Case T-271/09)
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Romuald Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg (Dortmund, Germany) (represented by: U. Fitzner and U. Fitzner, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: British-American Tobacco Polska S.A. (Augustów, Poland)
Form of order sought
Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs - OHIM) of 13 May 2009 (Appeal case R 771/2008-4);
annul the decision of the Opposition Division of 14 March 2008; and
order the defendant 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: the word mark 'Romuald Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg' for goods in Classes 33 and 34 (application No 4 583 761)
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: British-American Tobacco Polska S.A.
Mark or sign cited in opposition: the Polish word mark 'JAN III SOBIESKI' for goods in Classes 34 (No 110 327) and the Polish word and figurative mark 'JAN III SOBIESKI' for goods in Classes 3, 30, 32 and 33 (No 160 417). The opposition concerns registration in Classes 33 and 34
Decision of the Opposition Division: acceptance of the opposition
Decision of the Board of Appeal: dismissal of the appeal
Pleas in law: infringement of Article 60 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
1 in conjunction with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2869/95
2 and of Article 60 in conjunction with Article 81 of Regulation No 207/2009.
____________1 - Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1)2 - Commission Regulation (EC) No 2869/95 of 13 December 1995 on the fees payable to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OJ 1995 L 303, p. 33)