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Document 62010TJ0593
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 24 January 2012. # El Corte Inglés, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark containing the letter 'B' - Earlier Community figurative mark containing the letter 'B' - Likelihood of confusion - Article8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009. # Case T-593/10.
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 24 January 2012.
El Corte Inglés, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark containing the letter 'B' - Earlier Community figurative mark containing the letter 'B' - Likelihood of confusion - Article8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
Case T-593/10.
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 24 January 2012.
El Corte Inglés, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark containing the letter 'B' - Earlier Community figurative mark containing the letter 'B' - Likelihood of confusion - Article8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
Case T-593/10.
Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2012:25
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 24 January 2012 – El Corte Inglés v OHIM – Ruan (B)
(Case T-593/10)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark containing the letter ‘B’ – Earlier Community figurative mark containing the letter ‘B’ – Likelihood of confusion – 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 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 20, 47-49)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 October 2010 (Case R 576/2010-2) relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés and Jian Min Ruan. |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders El Corte Inglès, SA to pay the costs. |