15.8.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 193/24 |
Action brought on 10 June 2009 — Feng Shen Technology v OHIM — Majtczak (FS)
(Case T-227/09)
2009/C 193/40
Language in which the application was lodged: English
Parties
Applicant: Feng Shen Technology Co. Ltd (Gueishan, Taiwan) (represented by: W. Festl-Wietek and P. Rath, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Jarosław Majtczak (Łódź, Poland)
Form of order sought
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Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 1 April 2009 in case R 529/2008-4; |
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Declare Community trade mark No 4 431 391 invalid; and |
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Order OHIM to pay the costs incurred in the proceedings before the Court and the Board of Appeal. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
Registered Community trade mark subject of the application for a declaration of invalidity: The mark “FS” for goods in class 26 — Community trade mark No 4 431 391
Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal
Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: The applicant
Trade mark right of the party requesting the declaration of invalidity: Several earlier trade mark registrations for the figurative sign “FS” in Taiwan, China and Ghana in relation to zippers and related products
Decision of the Cancellation Division: Rejected the request for a declaration of invalidity
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal
Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 51(1)(b) of Council Regulation 40/94 (which became Article 52(1)(b) of Council Regulation 207/2009), as the Board of Appeal failed to properly evaluate the evidence and documents provided by the parties and failed to properly analyse the facts as a precondition for a finding that the trade mark application concerned was made in bad faith