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    Case T-525/09: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2011 — MIP Metro v OHIM — Metronia (METRONIA) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark METRONIA — Earlier national figurative mark METRO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    OJ C 305, 15.10.2011, p. 6–6 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    15.10.2011   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 305/6


    Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2011 — MIP Metro v OHIM — Metronia (METRONIA)

    (Case T-525/09) (1)

    (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark METRONIA - Earlier national figurative mark METRO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    2011/C 305/07

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: J.-C. Plate and R. Kaase, lawyers)

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

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Metronia, SA (Madrid, Spain)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 October 2009 (Case R 1315/2006-1), concerning opposition proceedings between MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG and Metronia, SA.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 80, 27.3.2010.


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