Gerecht EU oppositieserie 6 oktober
Serie Gerecht EU Merkenrecht. Gemeenschapsmerken. Oppositieprocedures.
Gerecht EU 6 oktober 2011, zaak T-425/09 (Honda Motor Co. Ltd tegen OHIM/Blok)
Curia: Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark BLAST (klasse 7 en 12) – Earlier Community and Benelux word marks BLAST – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Weak distinctive character of the earlier marks. Klacht afgewezen, oppositie slaagt.
Gerecht EU 6 oktober 2011, zaak T-425/09 (Seven SpA tegen OHIM/Seven For All Mankind LLC)
Curia: Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark SEVEN FOR ALL MANKIND – Earlier Community and international figurative marks containing the word element ‘seven’ SEVEN FOR ALL MANKING – Relative ground for refusal – Similarity of the signs – Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009. Klacht toegewezen, beslissing board of appeal wordt vernietigd.
Curia: Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark ‘GSS GALILEO SISTEMAS Y SERVICIOS’ – Earlier Community word marks ‘GALILEO’ – Earlier Community figurative mark ‘powered by Galileo’ – Earlier Community figurative marks ‘GALILEO INTERNATIONAL’ – Relative ground for refusal – Lack of likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). Klacht faalt, oppositie slaagt.
Gerecht EU 6 oktober 2011, zaak T-247/10 (medi GmbH & Co. KG tegen OHMI/Deutsche Medien Center GmbH)
Curia: Gemeinschaftsmarke – Widerspruchsverfahren – Anmeldung der Gemeinschaftswortmarke deutschemedi.de – Ältere Gemeinschaftswortmarke World of medi, ältere nationale Bildmarke medi, ältere nationale Wortmarken medi.eu, medi welt und medi ‑ Verband sowie älterer Handels- und Firmenname medi – Relatives Eintragungshindernis – Verwechslungsgefahr – Art. 8 Abs. 1 der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 207/2009. Vernietiging beslissing OHIM