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Document 62006TJ0400

    Presuda Prvostupanjskog suda (sedmo vijeće) od 16. rujna 2009.
    Zero Industry Srl protiv Ureda za usklađivanje na unutarnjem tržištu (žigovi i dizajni) (OHIM).
    Žig Zajednice - Postupak povodom prigovora.
    Predmet T-400/06.

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:331





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 16 September 2009 – Zero Industry v OHIM – zero Germany (zerorh+)

    (Case T-400/06)

    Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for figurative Community mark zerorh+ – Earlier national figurative and word marks zero – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – Similarity between products – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 25-28, 77-89)

    Re:

    ACTION for annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 October 2006 (Case R 958/2005-1) concerning opposition proceedings between zero Germany GmbH & Co. KG and Zero Industry Srl.

    Information relating to the case

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    Zero Industry Srl

    Community trade mark sought:

    Figurative mark ‘zerorh+’ for goods in Classes 9, 18 and 25 – Application No 2004547

    Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:

    zero Germany GmbH & Co. KG, formerly zero International Holding GmbH & Co. KG

    Mark or sign cited in opposition:

    The national figurative mark ‘zero’ for goods in Classes 18 and 25 and the national word mark ‘zero’ for goods in Class 9

    Decision of the Opposition Division:

    Opposition upheld

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Appeal dismissed


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.      Dismisses the action;

    2.      Orders Zero Industry Srl to pay the costs.

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