30.11.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 352/15


Judgment of the General Court of 15 October 2013 — Electric Bike World Ltd v OHIM — Brunswick (LIFECYCLE)

(Case T-379/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark LIFECYCLE - Earlier national word mark LIFECYCLE - Partial refusal of registration by the Board of Appeal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

2013/C 352/27

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Electric Bike World Ltd (Southampton, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Brunswick Corp. (Lake Forest, Illinois, United States of America)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 May 2012 (Case R 2308/2011-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Brunswick Corp. and Electric Bike World Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Electric Bike World Ltd to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 355, 17.11.2012.