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    Case T-460/09: Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2011 — CheapFlights International v OHIM — Cheapflights (Cheapflights) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark Cheapflights — Earlier national figurative mark CheapFlights — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    SL C 186, 25.6.2011, p. 22–22 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    25.6.2011   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 186/22


    Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2011 — CheapFlights International v OHIM — Cheapflights (Cheapflights)

    (Case T-460/09) (1)

    (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark Cheapflights - Earlier national figurative mark CheapFlights - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    2011/C 186/40

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: CheapFlights International Ltd (Ballybofey, Ireland) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and H. Hartwig, lawyers)

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

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Cheapflights Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Edenborough, QC)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 August 2009 (Case R 1356/2007-4), relating to opposition proceedings between CheapFlights International Ltd and Cheapflights Ltd

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 31 August 2009 (Case R 1356/2007-4);

    2.

    Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

    3.

    Orders OHIM and Cheapflights Ltd to pay the costs including those incurred by CheapFlights International Ltd in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.


    (1)  OJ C 24, 30.1.2010.


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