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Document 62010TJ0580

    Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 May 2012.
    Harald Wohlfahrt v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Kindertraum - Earlier national word mark Kinder - Relative ground for refusal - Proof of use of the earlier trade mark - Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
    Case T-580/10.

    Thuarascálacha na Cúirte Eorpaí 2012 -00000

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2012:240





    Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 May 2012 —
    Wohlfahrt v OHIM — Ferrero (Kindertraum)

    (Case T‑580/10)

    Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark Kindertraum — Earlier national word mark Kinder — Relative ground for refusal — Proof of use of the earlier trade mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009

    Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 41, 47-54)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 October 2010 (Case R 815/2009‑4) relating to opposition proceedings between Ferrero SpA and Mr Harald Wohlfahrt.

    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Mr Harald Wohlfahrt to pay the costs.

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