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Document 62004TJ0325

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 27 February 2008.
    Citigroup, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark WORLDLINK - Earlier national figurative mark LiNK - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Restriction of services covered in the trade mark application - Identity of services - Similarity of signs - Articles 73 and 74 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
    Case T-325/04.

    European Court Reports 2008 II-00029*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2008:51

    Date of document:
    27/02/2008
    Date lodged:
    05/08/2004
    Author:
    General Court
    Country or organisation from which the request originates:
    Third countries
    Form:
    Judgment
    Authentic language:
    English
    Type of procedure:
    Action for annulment - unfounded
    Applicant:
    Individual
    Defendant:
    EU institutions and bodies, European Union Intellectual Property Office
    Judge-Rapporteur:
    Pelikánová
    Treaty:
    Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
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    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 27 February 2008 – Citigroup v OHIM – Link Interchange Network (WORLDLINK)

    (Case T-325/04)

    Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark WORLDLINK – Earlier national figurative mark LiNK – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Restriction of services covered in the trade mark application – Identity of services – Similarity of signs – Articles 73 and 74 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94

    Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 95-96, 101)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 May 2004 (Case R 789/2002-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Link Interchange Network Ltd and Citigroup, Inc.

    Information relating to the case

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    Citigroup, Inc.

    Community trade mark sought:

    Word mark WORLDLINK for goods and services in Classes 9, 16 and 36 – Application No 111880

    Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:

    Link Interchange Network Ltd

    Mark or sign cited in opposition:

    National figurative mark LiNK for goods in Class 36

    Decision of the Opposition Division:

    Application for registration dismissed for goods in Class 36: financial and monetary matters

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Appeal dismissed


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Citigroup, Inc. to pay the costs.

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