1.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 31/10


Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2013 — Eckes-Granini v OHIM — Panini (PANINI)

(Case T-487/12) (1)

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

2014/C 31/17

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Eckes-Granini Group GmbH (Nieder-Olm, Germany) (represented by: W. Berlit, lawyer)

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, intervener before the General Court: Panini SpA (Modène, Italy) (represented by F. Terrano, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 September 2012 (Case R 2393/2011-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Eckes-Granini Group GmbH and Panini SpA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Eckes-Granini Group GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2013