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Document 62010TJ0586

    Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 December 2011.
    Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark ‘only givenchy’ - Earlier Community and national word marks ONLY - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009.
    Case T-586/10.

    European Court Reports 2011 II-00438*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2011:722





    Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 December 2011 – Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 v OHIM – Parfums Givenchy (only givenchy)

    (Case T-586/10)

    Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark ‘only givenchy’ – Earlier Community and national word marks ONLY – Relative ground for refusal – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation 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 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 23-24, 35-37, 48, 53)

    Re:

    APPLICATION for annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 October 2010 (Case R 1556/2009-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 and Parfums Givenchy SA.

    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 to pay the costs.

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