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Document 62009TJ0270
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 30 September 2010. # PVS - Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark medidata - Earlier national word mark MeDiTA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Similarity of the services - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-270/09.
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 30 September 2010.
PVS - Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark medidata - Earlier national word mark MeDiTA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Similarity of the services - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-270/09.
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 30 September 2010.
PVS - Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark medidata - Earlier national word mark MeDiTA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Similarity of the services - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-270/09.
European Court Reports 2010 II-00214*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2010:419
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 30 September 2010 – PVS v OHIM – MeDiTa Medizinische Kurierdienst (medidata)
(Case T-270/09)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark medidata – Earlier national word mark MeDiTA – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – Similarity of the services – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
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 30-31, 54-55)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 May 2009 (Case R 1724/2007-4) relating to opposition proceedings between MeDiTA Medizinische Kurierdienst- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH and PVS – Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH. |
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
PVS – Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH |
Community trade mark sought: |
Figurative mark medidata in the colours blue, grey and white for services in Classes 35, 36, 41, 42 and 44 – Application No 4495842 |
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
MeDiTA Medizinische Kurierdienst- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH |
Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
German word mark MeDiTA for services in Classes 35 and 39, whereas the opposition is directed against registration in Class 35 |
Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition upheld |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH to pay the costs. |