29.9.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 295/26

(Case T-323/12)

2012/C 295/46

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Knauf Insulation Technology (Visé, Belgium) (represented by: K. Manhaeve, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Saint Gobain Cristaleria, SL (Madrid, Spain)

Form of order sought

—Annul the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 4 May 17 April 2012 in case R 259/2011-5 insofar as it has declared the opponent’s opposition successful against the CTM application for part of the goods and services applied for;

—Order the defendant and — if applicable — the Opponent to jointly and severally pay all the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘ECOSE’, for goods and services in classes 1, 2, 3, 16, 17, 19, 20 and 40 — Community trade mark application No W00993849

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 2556409 of the word mark ‘ECOSEC FACHADAS’, for goods in classes 17 and 19

Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition for part of the contested goods

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Partially annulled the contested decision and dismissed the appeal and confirmed the contested decision for the remainder

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009