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Case T-24/08: Judgment of the General Court of 4 March 2010 — Weldebräu v OHIM — Kofola Holding (Shape of a bottle with a helically formed neck) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark — Shape of a bottle with a helically formed neck — Earlier three-dimensional Community trade mark consisting in the shape of a bottle with a helically formed neck — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

OJ C 113, 1.5.2010, p. 41–41 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

1.5.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/41


Judgment of the General Court of 4 March 2010 — Weldebräu v OHIM — Kofola Holding (Shape of a bottle with a helically formed neck)

(Case T-24/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark - Shape of a bottle with a helically formed neck - Earlier three-dimensional Community trade mark consisting in the shape of a bottle with a helically formed neck - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2010/C 113/64

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Weldebräu GmbH & Co. KG (Plankstadt, Germany) (represented by: W. Göpfert, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Kofola Holding a.s. (Ostrava, Czech Republic) (represented by: S. Hejdová and R. Charvát, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 November 2007 (Case R 1096/2006-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Weldebräu GmbH & Co. KG and Kofola Holding a.s.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Weldebräu GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 64, 8.3.2008.


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