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Document 62008TJ0150

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.

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