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Document 62008TJ0249

    Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 21 April 2010.
    Coin SpA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark 'Fitcoin' - Earlier national, international and Community figurative marks 'coin' - Relative ground for refusal - Relevant public - 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-249/08.

    European Court Reports 2010 II-00059*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2010:151





    Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 21 April 2010 – Coin v OHIM – Dynamiki Zoi (Fitcoin)

    (Case T-249/08)

    Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark Fitcoin – Earlier national, international and Community figurative marks coin – Relative ground for refusal – Relevant public – 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 para. 26)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 April 2008 (Case R 1429/2007‑1), relating to opposition proceedings between Coin SpA and Dynamiki Zoi AE.

    Information relating to the case

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    Dynamiki Zoi AE

    Community trade mark sought:

    Word mark Fitcoin for goods and services in Classes 16, 25, 28, 35, 36 and 41 – Application No 3725298

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

    Coin SpA

    Mark or sign cited in opposition:

    Italian trade mark coin, Registration No 160126, for goods in Class 25; Italian trade mark coin, Registration No 253233, for goods and services in Classes 16, 25, 28, 35, 36 and 41; Italian trade mark coin, Registration No 240305, for goods and services in Classes 16, 25, 28, 35, 36 and 41; Italian trade mark coin, Registration No 169548, for goods and services in Classes 16, 25, 28, 35, 36 and 41, extended to Benelux, France, Hungary, Austria and Portugal; Italian trade mark coin, Registration No 240286, for goods and services in Class 25, extended to Benelux, France, Hungary and Austria; Community trade mark coin, Registration No 109827, for goods and services in Classes 16, 25, 28 and 35; international trade mark coin, Registration No R 381015, for goods and services in Classes 16, 25, 28, 35, 36 and 41, extended to Benelux, Germany, Spain, France, Hungary, Austria, Portugal and Slovenia

    Decision of the Opposition Division:

    Opposition dismissed in its entirety

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Appeal dismissed


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 15 April 2008 (Case R 1429/2007‑1);

    2.

    Orders OHIM to pay the costs.

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