10.12.2011
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 362/19
Action brought on 29 September 2011 — Evonik Industries v OHIM — Impulso Industrial Alternativo (Impulso creador)
(Case T-529/11)
2011/C 362/28
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) (represented by: J. Albrecht, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Impulso Industrial Alternativo, SA (Madrid, Spain)
Form of order sought
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Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 20 June 2011 in case R 1101/2010-2; and
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Order the defendant to bear 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 ‘Impulso creador’, for various goods and services among which services in classes 35, 36, 37 and 42 — Community trade mark application No 6146187
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
Mark or sign cited in opposition: Spanish trade mark registration No 2633891 of the figurative mark ‘IMPULSO’, for services in classes 35 and 42; Community trade mark registration No 4438206 of the figurative mark ‘IMPULSO’, for services in classes 35 and 42
Decision of the Opposition Division: Partially upheld the opposition
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009, as the Board of Appeal did not correctly consider the different overall impression of the conflicting trademarks.
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