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Case T-12/13: Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2014  — Sherwin-Williams Sweden v OHIM — Akzo Nobel Coatings International (ARTI) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community trade mark ARTI — Earlier Benelux word mark ARTITUDE and international registration of the earlier Benelux trade mark ARTITUDE — Refusal to register — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Identical or highly similar goods — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

OJ C 34, 2.2.2015, p. 34–34 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

2.2.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 34/34


Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2014 — Sherwin-Williams Sweden v OHIM — Akzo Nobel Coatings International (ARTI)

(Case T-12/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community trade mark ARTI - Earlier Benelux word mark ARTITUDE and international registration of the earlier Benelux trade mark ARTITUDE - Refusal to register - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Identical or highly similar goods - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 034/38)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Sherwin-Williams Sweden AB (Märsta, Sweden) (represented by: L.-E. Ström, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Akzo Nobel Coatings International BV (Arnhem, Netherlands)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 October 2012 (Case R 2085/2011-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Akzo Nobel Coatings International B V and Sherwin-Williams Sweden Group AB.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1)

Dismisses the action.

2)

Orders Sherwin-Williams Sweden AB to bear the costs.


(1)  OJ C 86, 23.3.2013.


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