Judgment_paragraph 56 · Deutsche SiSi-Werke GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-146/02, T-147/02, T-148/02, T-149/02, T-150/02, T-151/02, T-152/02, T-153/02)

56As regards the argument concerning the four trade marks registered by the Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, three of which are similar to certain of the marks applied for in this instance (Cases T-148/02, T-149/02 and T-151/02), it is apparent from settled case-law that registrations already made in the Member States are only factors which may merely be taken into consideration, without being given decisive weight, for the purposes of registering a Community trade mark (see Ovoid tablet, cited in paragraph 31 above, paragraph 68 and the case-law referred to). Consequently, the Board of Appeal correctly took account of those national registrations, stating that they did not persuade it to alter its findings.

Deutsche SiSi-Werke GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-146/02, T-147/02, T-148/02, T-149/02, T-150/02, T-151/02, T-152/02, T-153/02)

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