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Case T-301/09: Judgment of the General Court of 26 September 2012 — IG Communications Ltd v OHIM — Citigroup and Citibank (CITIGATE) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark CITIGATE — Earlier national and Community word and figurative marks containing the element ‘citi’ — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Family of trade marks — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-301/09: Judgment of the General Court of 26 September 2012 — IG Communications Ltd v OHIM — Citigroup and Citibank (CITIGATE) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark CITIGATE — Earlier national and Community word and figurative marks containing the element ‘citi’ — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Family of trade marks — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-301/09: Judgment of the General Court of 26 September 2012 — IG Communications Ltd v OHIM — Citigroup and Citibank (CITIGATE) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark CITIGATE — Earlier national and Community word and figurative marks containing the element ‘citi’ — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Family of trade marks — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)
IO C 343, 10.11.2012, p. 12–13
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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10.11.2012 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 343/12 |
Judgment of the General Court of 26 September 2012 — IG Communications Ltd v OHIM — Citigroup and Citibank (CITIGATE)
(Case T-301/09) (1)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark CITIGATE - Earlier national and Community word and figurative marks containing the element ‘citi’ - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Family of trade marks - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)
2012/C 343/17
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: IG Communications Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Edenborough QC and R. Beard, Solicitor)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, Agent)
Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Citigroup, Inc. (New York, New York, United States); and Citibank, NA (New York) (represented: initially by V. von Bomhard, A. Renck, lawyers, and H. O’Neill, Solicitor, and subsequently by V. von Bomhard and A. Renck)
Re:
Action against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 April 2009 (Case R 821/2005-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Citigroup, Inc. and Citibank, NA, on the one hand, and IG Communications Ltd on the other.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders IG Communications Ltd to pay the costs. |