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2010/C 11/63
Language in which the application was lodged: French
Applicant: La City (La Courneuve, France) (represented by: S. Bénoliel-Claux, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Andreas Bücheler and Konstanze Ewert (Engelskirchen, Germany)
—Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 5 August 2009 in Case R 233/2008-1;
—Order OHIM to pay the costs.
Applicant for a Community trade mark: Andreas Bücheler and Konstanze Ewert
Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘citydogs’ for goods in Classes 16, 18 and 25 (Application No 4 692 381)
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: the applicant
Mark or sign cited in opposition: the French word mark ‘CITY’ for goods in Classes 9, 14, 18 and 25; the opposition is against registration in Classes 18 and 25
Decision of the Opposition Division: opposition upheld
Decision of the Board of Appeal: annulment of the contested decision and dismissal of the opposition
Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) owing to the absence of likelihood of confusion of the marks at issue