12.1.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 7/32


Judgment of the General Court of 19 November 2014 — Evonik Oil Additives v OHIM — BRB International (VISCOTECH)

(Case T-138/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark VISCOTECH - Earlier national and international word marks VISCOPLEX - Evidence of the territorial extent and validity of an earlier international trade mark - Rule 19(2) and Rule 20(1) of Regulation (EC) 2868/95 - Relative grounds of refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 007/35)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant: Evonik Oil Additives GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany) (represented by: J. Albrecht, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: BRB International BV (Ittervoort, Netherlands)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 December 2012 (Case R 1565/2012-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Evonik Degussa GmbH and BRB International BV

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Evonik Oil Additives GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 141, 18.5.2013.