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Document 62009TJ0076
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 22 June 2011. # Mundipharma GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark ‘FARMA MUNDI FARMACEUTICOS MUNDI’ - Earlier Community figurative mark ‘mundipharma’ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-76/09.
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 22 June 2011.
Mundipharma GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark ‘FARMA MUNDI FARMACEUTICOS MUNDI’ - Earlier Community figurative mark ‘mundipharma’ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-76/09.
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 22 June 2011.
Mundipharma GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark ‘FARMA MUNDI FARMACEUTICOS MUNDI’ - Earlier Community figurative mark ‘mundipharma’ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-76/09.
Thuarascálacha na Cúirte Eorpaí 2011 II-00183*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2011:298
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 22 June 2011 – Mundipharma v OHIM – Asociación Farmaceuticos Mundi (FARMA MUNDI FARMACEUTICOS MUNDI)
(Case T-76/09)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark ‘FARMA MUNDI FARMACEUTICOS MUNDI’ – Earlier Community figurative mark ‘mundipharma’ – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) 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 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 30-31)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 December 2008 (Case R 825/2008-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Mundipharma GmbH and Asociación Farmaceuticos Mundi. |
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Asociación Farmaceuticos Mundi |
Community trade mark sought: |
Figurative mark FARMA MUNDI FARMACEUTICOS MUNDI for goods and services in Classes 5, 35 and 39 – Application No 4841136 |
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
Mundipharma GmbH |
Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
Community trade mark registration No 4304622 of the trade mark mundipharma for goods and services in Classes 5 and 44 |
Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition dismissed in part |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Mundipharma GmbH to pay the costs. |