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Case T-36/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 June 2008 — Zipcar, Inc. v OHIM — Canary Islands Car (ZIPCAR) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark ZIPCAR — Earlier national word mark CICAR — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

IO C 197, 2.8.2008, p. 22–22 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

2.8.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 197/22


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 June 2008 — Zipcar, Inc. v OHIM — Canary Islands Car (ZIPCAR)

(Case T-36/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark ZIPCAR - Earlier national word mark CICAR - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2008/C 197/38)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Zipcar, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) (represented by: M. Elmslie, Solicitor, and N. Saunders, Barrister,)

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 intervening before the Court of First Instance: Canary Islands Car, SL (San Bartolome, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 November 2006 (case R 122/2006-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Canary Islands Car, SL and Zipcar, Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action.

2.

Orders Zipcar, Inc. to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 82, 14.4.2007.


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