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Document 62007TA0281

Case T-281/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November 2008 — ecoblue v OHIM — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Ecoblue) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark Ecoblue — Earlier Community word mark BLUE — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

OJ C 6, 10.1.2009, p. 27–27 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

10.1.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/27


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November 2008 — ecoblue v OHIM — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Ecoblue)

(Case T-281/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark Ecoblue - Earlier Community word mark BLUE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2009/C 6/54)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: ecoblue AG (Munich-Bogenhausen, Germany) (represented by: C. Osterrieth and T. Schmitz, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA (Madrid, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 April 2007 (Case R 844/2006-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA and ecoblue AG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders ecoblue AG to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 235, 6.10.2007.


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