Action brought on 5 November 2010 - Azienda Agricola Colsaliz di Faganello Antonio v OHIM - Weinkellerei Lenz Moser (SERVO SUO)

(Case T -525/10)

Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Azienda Agricola Colsaliz di Faganello Antonio (Refrontolo, Italy) (represented by: G. Massa and P. Massa, 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: Weinkellerei Lenz Moser AG (Linz, Austria)

Form of order sought

Annul the contested decision.

Order OHIM to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: Azienda Agricola Colsaliz di Faganello Antonio.

Community trade mark concerned: Word mark 'SERVO SUO' (application No 5.798.244) for goods in Class 33.

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Weinkellerei Lenz Moser Aktiengesellschaft.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community word mark 'SERVUS' (No 579.193), international figurative marks containing the word element 'SERVUS' (Nos 580.447 A and 844.793) and the international word mark 'SERVUS' (No 727.131), for goods in Class 33.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed.

Pleas in law: Misapplication and misinterpretation of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark.

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