23.6.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 184/12


Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2012 — Mizuno v OHIM — Golfino (G)

(Case T-101/11) (1)

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

2012/C 184/20

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Mizuno KK (Osaka, Japan) (represented by: T. Raab and H.R. Lauf, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented: initially by R. Manea and subsequently by D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Golfino AG (Glinde, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 December 2010 (Case R 821/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Golfino AG and Mizuno KK

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Mizuno KK to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 120, 16.4.2011.