3.7.2010
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 179/54
Action brought on 5 May 2010 — Deutscher Ring v OHIM (Deutscher Ring Sachversicherungs-AG)
(Case T-209/10)
2010/C 179/92
Language in which the application was lodged: German
Parties
Applicant: Deutscher Ring Sachversicherungs-AG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by A. Busse, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Form of order sought
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Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 11 March 2010 in Case R 1290/2009-1 and register the trade mark applied for; and
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Order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings.
Pleas in law and main arguments
Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘Deutscher Ring Sachversicherungs-AG’ for services in Class 36.
Decision of the Examiner: Rejection of the application
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, (1) since the Community trade mark concerned is distinctive and not merely descriptive.
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).
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