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    Case T-389/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 April 2008 — Dainichiseika Colour & Chemicals Mfg. v OHIM (Representation of a pelican) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for a figurative Community trade mark depicting a pelican — Earlier Community or national figurative trade mark Pelikan — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

    SL C 128, 24.5.2008, p. 29–30 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    24.5.2008   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 128/29


    Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 April 2008 — Dainichiseika Colour & Chemicals Mfg. v OHIM (Representation of a pelican)

    (Case T-389/03) (1)

    (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for a figurative Community trade mark depicting a pelican - Earlier Community or national figurative trade mark Pelikan - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

    (2008/C 128/63)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: Dainichiseika Colour & Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: J. Hofmann and B. Linstow, lawyers)

    Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Laporta Insa, Agent)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Pelikan Vertriebsgessellschaft mbH & Co.KG (Hanover, Germany) (represented by: A. Renck, V. von Bomhard and A. Pohlmann, and subsequently by A. Renck, V. von Bomhard and T. Dolde, lawyers)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Second Chamber of the Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 September 2003 (Case R 191/2002-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Pelikan Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG and Dainichiseika Colour & Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action.

    2.

    Orders Dainichiseika Colour & Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 21, 21.1.2004.


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