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Case T-466/08: Judgment of the General Court of 14 April 2011 — Lancôme v OHIM — Focus Magazin Verlag (ACNO FOCUS) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark ACNO FOCUS — Earlier national word mark FOCUS — 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) — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009))
Case T-466/08: Judgment of the General Court of 14 April 2011 — Lancôme v OHIM — Focus Magazin Verlag (ACNO FOCUS) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark ACNO FOCUS — Earlier national word mark FOCUS — 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) — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009))
Case T-466/08: Judgment of the General Court of 14 April 2011 — Lancôme v OHIM — Focus Magazin Verlag (ACNO FOCUS) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark ACNO FOCUS — Earlier national word mark FOCUS — 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) — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009))
IO C 160, 28.5.2011, p. 16–16
(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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28.5.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 160/16 |
Judgment of the General Court of 14 April 2011 — Lancôme v OHIM — Focus Magazin Verlag (ACNO FOCUS)
(Case T-466/08) (1)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark ACNO FOCUS - Earlier national word mark FOCUS - 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) - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009))
2011/C 160/20
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie (Paris, France) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and J. Pagenberg, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: R. Schweizer and J. Berlinger, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 July 2008 (Case R 1796/2007-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH and Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie to pay the costs. |