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Case T-467/11: Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2013 — Colgate-Palmolive Company v OHIM — dm-drogerie markt (360° SONIC ENERGY) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark 360° SONIC ENERGY — Earlier international word mark SONIC POWER — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

IO C 31, 1.2.2014, p. 8–8 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

1.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 31/8


Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2013 — Colgate-Palmolive Company v OHIM — dm-drogerie markt (360° SONIC ENERGY)

(Case T-467/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark 360° SONIC ENERGY - Earlier international word mark SONIC POWER - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2014/C 31/13

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, New York, United States of America) (represented by: M. Zintler and G. Schindler, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG (Karlsruhe, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 May 2011 (Case R 1094/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG and Colgate-Palmolive Company.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Colgate-Palmolive Company to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 319 of 29.10.2011.


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