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Case T-425/09: Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2011 — Honda Motor v OHIM — Blok (BLAST) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark BLAST — Earlier Community and Benelux word marks BLAST — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Weak distinctive character of the earlier marks)
Case T-425/09: Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2011 — Honda Motor v OHIM — Blok (BLAST) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark BLAST — Earlier Community and Benelux word marks BLAST — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Weak distinctive character of the earlier marks)
Case T-425/09: Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2011 — Honda Motor v OHIM — Blok (BLAST) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark BLAST — Earlier Community and Benelux word marks BLAST — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Weak distinctive character of the earlier marks)
SL C 340, 19.11.2011, p. 17–17
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- 06/10/2011
- Date lodged:
- 14/10/2009
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19.11.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 340/17 |
Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2011 — Honda Motor v OHIM — Blok (BLAST)
(Case T-425/09) (1)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark BLAST - Earlier Community and Benelux word marks BLAST - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Weak distinctive character of the earlier marks)
2011/C 340/33
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Honda Motor Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Ahlgren, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Hendrik Blok (Oudenaarde, Belgium)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 July 2009 (Case R 1097/2008-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Hendrik Blok and Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Honda Motor Co. Ltd to pay the costs. |
