16.3.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/17


Judgment of the General Court of 4 February 2013 — Hartmann v OHIM — Protecsom (DIGNITUDE)

(Case T-504/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark DIGNITUDE - Earlier national and Community word marks Dignity - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity between the goods - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2013/C 79/31

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Paul Hartmann AG (Heidenheim, Germany) (represented by: N. Aicher, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Protecsom SAS (Valognes, France)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Chamber of Appeal of OHIM of 28 July 2011 (Case R 1197/2010-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Paul Hartmann AG and Protecsom SAS.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Paul Hartmann AG to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 340, 19.11.2011.