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Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 27 September 2007. # La Mer Technology, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark LA MER - Earlier national word mark LABORATOIRE DE LA MER - Relative ground of refusal - Genuine use of the mark - Article 43(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94. # Case T-418/03.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 27 September 2007.
La Mer Technology, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark LA MER - Earlier national word mark LABORATOIRE DE LA MER - Relative ground of refusal - Genuine use of the mark - Article 43(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94.
Case T-418/03.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 27 September 2007.
La Mer Technology, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark LA MER - Earlier national word mark LABORATOIRE DE LA MER - Relative ground of refusal - Genuine use of the mark - Article 43(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94.
Case T-418/03.
European Court Reports 2007 II-00125*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2007:299
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 27 September 2007 – La Mer Technology v OHIM – Laboratoires Goëmar (LA MER)
(Case T-418/03)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark LA MER – Earlier national word mark LABORATOIRE DE LA MER – Relative ground for refusal – Genuine use of the mark – Article 43(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94
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 114, 127, 129-130)
Re:
ACTION for annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 October 2003 (Case R 814/2000‑2) relating to opposition proceedings between Laboratoires Goëmar and La Mer Technology, Inc. |
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
La Mer Technology, Inc. |
Community trade mark sought: |
Word mark LA MER for goods in Class 3 |
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
Laboratoires Goëmar |
Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
International and national word mark LABORATOIRE DE LA MER for goods in Classes 3, 5, 29 and 31 |
Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition upheld. Application for registration dismissed in its entirety |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders La Mer Technology, Inc. to pay its own costs and those of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) and Laboratoires Goëmar. |