6.10.2007   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 235/21


Action brought on 1 August 2007 — TridonicAtco v OHIM (Intelligent Voltage Guard)

(Case T-297/07)

(2007/C 235/38)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: TridonicAtco GmbH & Co KG (Dornbirn, Austria) (represented by L. Wiltschek, lawyer)

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

Form of order sought

Amend the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 31 May 2007 (Case R 108/2007-2) to the effect that the international word and figurative mark No 874 778 ‘Intelligent Voltage Guard’ is registered for protection in the European Community;

in the alternative, annul the contested decision and refer the case back to OHIM;

order OHIM to pay the costs of the appeal proceedings and the proceedings before the Court of First Instance.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark ‘Intelligent Voltage Guard’ for goods in Classes 9 and 11 (international registration No W 874 778)

Decision of the Examiner: Rejection of the registration

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Rejection of the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1), on the basis that the trade mark ‘Intelligent Voltage Guard’ has a distinctive character.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ L 11, 14.1.1994, p. 1).