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10.11.2007 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 269/44 |
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 27 September 2007 — La Mer Technology v OHIM — Laboratoires Goëmar (LA MER)
(Case T-418/03) (1)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark LA MER - Earlier national word mark LABORATOIRE DE LA MER - Relative ground of refusal - Genuine use of the mark - Article 43(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94))
(2007/C 269/79)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: La Mer Technology, Inc. (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: initially, V. von Bomhard, A. Renck and A. Pohlmann, and subsequently, V. von Bomhard and A. Renck, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court of First Instance: Laboratoires Goëmar (Saint-Malo, France) (represented by: E. Baud and S. Strittmatter, lawyers)
Re:
Action for annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 October 2003 (Case R 814/2000-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Laboratoires Goëmar and La Mer Technology, Inc.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders La Mer Technology, Inc., to pay its own costs and those of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) and Laboratoires Goëmar. |