Action brought on 17 March 2011 — Häfele v OHIM (Infront)

(Case T-166/11)

2011/C 145/55

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Häfele GmbH & Co. KG (Nagold, Germany) (represented by M. Eck and J. Dönch, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Form of order sought

Pleas in law and main arguments

Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘Infront’ for goods in Classes 6 and 20

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), (c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (1) as the Community trade mark in question has distinctive character, is not descriptive and is not a designation which has become customary

(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1)