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Case T-378/09: Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2012 — Spar v OHIM — Spa Group Europe (SPA GROUP) (Community trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for Community word mark SPA GROUP — Earlier national figurative marks SPAR — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — No similarity between the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)

IO C 73, 10.3.2012, p. 27–27 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

10.3.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 73/27


Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2012 — Spar v OHIM — Spa Group Europe (SPA GROUP)

(Case T-378/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition procedure - Application for Community word mark SPA GROUP - Earlier national figurative marks SPAR - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)

2012/C 73/53

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Spar Handelsgesellschaft mbH (Schenefeld, Germany) (represented by: R. Kaase and J.-C. Plate, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Spa Group Europe Ltd & Co. KG (Nuremberg, Germany)

Re:

Action for annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 July 2009 (Case R 123/2008-1) in relation to opposition proceedings between Spar Handelsgesellschaft mbH and Spa Group Europe Ltd & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Spar Handelsgesellschaft mbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 282, 21.11.2009.


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