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Language in which the application was lodged: German
Applicant: Atlas Transport GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: U. Hildebrandt, K. Schmidt-Hern and B. Weichhaus, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Alfred Hartmann (Leer, Germany)
—Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 9 September 2008 (Case R 1858/2007-4); and
—order the defendant to pay the costs.
Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: Word mark ‘Atlas Transport’ for transport operations (transport of goods) in Class 39 (Community trade mark No 545 681).
Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The applicant.
Applicant for the declaration of invalidity: A. Hartmann.
Decision of the Cancellation Division: Dismissal of the application.
Decision of the Board of Appeal: Granting of the application for a declaration that the registration has lapsed.
Pleas in law: Breach of Article 15 and Rules 22 and 40 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (1), in so far as an incorrect standard was applied to the proof of use preserving the rights held and as evidence submitted was incorrectly assessed; breach of the procedural requirements of the right to a hearing in accordance with [Rule] 73(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 and of the duty to give reasons under [Rule] 73(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95; incorrect assessment.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 of 13 December 1995 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1995 L 303, p. 1).