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Document 62008TJ0162

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 11 November 2009.
Frag Comercio Internacional, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark GREEN by missako - Earlier national and Community figurative marks MI SA KO - No 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-162/08.

European Court Reports 2009 II-00212*

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:432





Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 11 November 2009 – Frag Comercio Internacional v OHIM – Tinkerbell Modas (GREEN by missako)

(Case T-162/08)

Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark GREEN by missako – Earlier national and Community figurative marks MI SA KO – No 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 27, 52)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 February 2008 (Case R 1527/2006-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Tinkerbell Modas LTDA and Frag Comercio Internacional, SL.

Information relating to the case

Applicant for the Community trade mark:

Tinkerbell Modas LTDA

Community trade mark sought:

Figurative mark GREEN by missako for goods and services in Classes 3, 25, 35 – Application No 3663234

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

Frag Comercio Internacional, SL

Mark or sign cited in opposition:

The Community figurative trade mark MI SA KO for goods in Classes 18 and 25; the national figurative trade mark MI SA KO for services in Class 35

Decision of the Opposition Division:

Opposition dismissed

Decision of the Board of Appeal:

Appeal dismissed


Operative part

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Frag Comercio Internacional, SL, to pay the costs.

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