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Case T-283/11: Judgment of the General Court of 29 January 2013 — Fon Wireless v OHIM — nfon (nfon) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark nfon — Earlier Community trade mark fon and earlier national word mark FON — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Application for alteration)
Case T-283/11: Judgment of the General Court of 29 January 2013 — Fon Wireless v OHIM — nfon (nfon) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark nfon — Earlier Community trade mark fon and earlier national word mark FON — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Application for alteration)
Case T-283/11: Judgment of the General Court of 29 January 2013 — Fon Wireless v OHIM — nfon (nfon) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark nfon — Earlier Community trade mark fon and earlier national word mark FON — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Application for alteration)
SL C 71, 9.3.2013, p. 17–17
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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9.3.2013 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 71/17 |
Judgment of the General Court of 29 January 2013 — Fon Wireless v OHIM — nfon (nfon)
(Case T-283/11) (1)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark nfon - Earlier Community trade mark fon and earlier national word mark FON - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Application for alteration)
2013/C 71/26
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Fon Wireless Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented initially by F. Brandolini Kujman, and then by L. Montoya Terán, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: nfon AG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: S. Schweyer, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 March 2011 (Case R 1017/2009-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Fon Wireless Ltd and nfon AG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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alters the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 18 March 2011 (Case R 1017/2009-4) to the effect that the action brought by nfon AG before the Board of Appeal is dismissed; |
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orders OHIM to bear its own costs and those incurred by Fon Wireless Ltd; |
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orders nfon to bear its own costs. |