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Case T-521/13: Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2015 — Alpinestars Research v OHIM — Tung Cho and Wang Yu (A ASTER) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark A ASTER — Earlier Community word mark A-STARS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

OJ C 279, 24.8.2015, p. 33–34 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

24.8.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 279/33


Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2015 — Alpinestars Research v OHIM — Tung Cho and Wang Yu (A ASTER)

(Case T-521/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark A ASTER - Earlier Community word mark A-STARS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 279/41)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Alpinestars Research Srl (Coste di Maser, Italy) (represented by: G. Dragotti, R. Valenti and S. Balice, lawyers)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Kean Tung Cho (Taichung City, Taiwan) and Ling-Yuan Wang Yu (Wuci Township, Taiwan)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 July 2013 (Case R 2309/2012-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Alpinestars Research Srl, on the one hand, and Kean Tung Cho and Ling-Yuan Wang Yu, on the other hand.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 15 July 2013 (Case R 2309/2012-4);

2.

Orders OHIM to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 352, 30.11.2013.


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