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Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 11 November 2009. # REWE-Zentral AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition Proceedings - Application for the Community word mark Clina - Earlier Community word mark CLINAIR - Relative ground of refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-150/08.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 11 November 2009.
REWE-Zentral AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition Proceedings - Application for the Community word mark Clina - Earlier Community word mark CLINAIR - Relative ground of refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-150/08.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 11 November 2009.
REWE-Zentral AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition Proceedings - Application for the Community word mark Clina - Earlier Community word mark CLINAIR - Relative ground of refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-150/08.
European Court Reports 2009 II-00211*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:431
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 11 November 2009 – REWE‑Zentral v OHIM – Aldi Einkauf (Clina)
(Case T-150/08)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark Clina – Earlier Community word mark CLINAIR – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – 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 33, 68-69)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 February 2008 (Case R 1484/2006-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG and REWE-Zentral AG. |
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
REWE-Zentral AG |
Community trade mark sought: |
Word mark Clina for goods in Classes 3 and 21 – Application No 3921079 |
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG. |
Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
Word mark CLINAIR for goods in Classes 3 and 5 (Community trade mark No 1769850) |
Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition rejected |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Annulment of the Opposition Division’s decision and rejection of the trade mark application |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders REWE-Zentral AG to pay the costs. |