28.8.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 234/34


Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2010 — Grain Millers v OHIM — Grain Millers (GRAIN MILLERS)

(Case T-430/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark GRAIN MILLERS - Earlier national business name Grain Millers and its figurative representation - Partial refusal to register - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2010/C 234/59

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Grain Millers, Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States) (represented by: L.-E. Ström, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court: Grain Millers GmbH & Co. KG (Bremen, Germany) (R. Böckenholt, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 July 2008 (Case R 478/2007-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Grain Millers GmbH & Co. KG and Grain Millers, Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Grain Millers, Inc. to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 313, 6.12.2008.