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    Case T-112/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 January 2008 — Inter-Ikea OHIM — Waibel (idea) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community figurative mark idea — Earlier Community and national figurative and word marks IKEA — Relative ground for invalidity — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

    IO C 51, 23.2.2008, p. 42–42 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    23.2.2008   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 51/42


    Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 January 2008 — Inter-Ikea OHIM — Waibel (idea)

    (Case T-112/06) (1)

    (Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark ‘idea’ - Earlier Community and national figurative and word marks ‘IKEA’ - Relative ground for invalidity - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

    (2008/C 51/77)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Inter-Ikea Systems BV, (Delft, Netherlands) (represented by: J. Gulliksson and J. Olsson, lawyers)

    Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM and intervener before the Court of First Instance: Walter Waibel (Dingolfing, Germany) (represented by: A. Fottner and M. Müller, lawyers)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 February 2006 (Case R 80/2005-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between Inter Ikea Systems BV and Walter Waibel.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Inter-Ikea Systems BV to pay the costs, including those incurred by Walter Waibel in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.


    (1)  OJ C 131, 3.6.2006.


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