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Document 62009TJ0228
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 13 April 2011.#United States Polo Association v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).#Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark U.S. POLO ASSN. - Earlier Community and national word marks POLO-POLO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).#Case T-228/09.
Presuda Općeg suda (drugo vijeće) od 13. travnja 2011.
United States Polo Association protiv Ureda za usklađivanje na unutarnjem tržištu (žigovi i dizajni) (OHIM).
Žig Zajednice - Postupak povodom prigovora.
Predmet T-228/09.
Presuda Općeg suda (drugo vijeće) od 13. travnja 2011.
United States Polo Association protiv Ureda za usklađivanje na unutarnjem tržištu (žigovi i dizajni) (OHIM).
Žig Zajednice - Postupak povodom prigovora.
Predmet T-228/09.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2011:170
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 13 April 2011 – United States Polo Association v OHIM – Textiles CMG (U.S. POLO ASSN.)
(Case T-228/09)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark U.S. POLO ASSN. – Earlier Community and national word marks POLO-POLO – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – 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 para. 56) (see paras 27, 52, 60)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 March 2009 (Case R 886/2008-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Textiles CMG, SA and United States Polo Association. |
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
United States Polo Association |
Community trade mark sought: |
Word mark U.S. POLO ASSN. for goods in Classes 9, 20, 21, 24 and 27 – Application No 4567483 |
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
Textiles CMG, SA |
Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
Spanish trade mark registration of the word mark POLO‑POLO for goods in Class 24; Community trade mark registration of the word mark POLO‑POLO for goods in Classes 24, 25 and 39 |
Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition upheld in respect of all the products in dispute |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders United States Polo Association to pay the costs. |