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Document 62006TJ0111
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 21 November 2007. # Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark VITAL FIT - Earlier national word mark VITAFIT - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Right to a fair hearing - Obligation to state reasons. # Case T-111/06.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 21 November 2007.
Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark VITAL FIT - Earlier national word mark VITAFIT - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Right to a fair hearing - Obligation to state reasons.
Case T-111/06.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 21 November 2007.
Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark VITAL FIT - Earlier national word mark VITAFIT - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Right to a fair hearing - Obligation to state reasons.
Case T-111/06.
European Court Reports 2007 II-00159*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2007:352
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 21 November 2007 – Wesergold Getränkeindustrie v OHIM – Lidl Stiftung (VITAL FIT)
(Case T-111/06)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark VITAL FIT – Earlier national word mark VITAFIT – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Right to a fair hearing – Obligation to state reasons
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 39, 42, 45-47)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 February 2006 in Case R 3/2005-2 relating to opposition proceedings between Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG and Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG. |
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG |
Community trade mark sought: |
Figurative mark VITAL FIT for goods in Class 32 – Application No 1457951 |
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG |
Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
National word mark VITAFIT for goods in Class 32 – Application No 1050163 |
Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition upheld |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |