Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2011 - XXXLutz Marken v OHIM - Natura Selection (Linea Natura Natur hat immer Stil)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Linea Natura Natur hat immer Stil - Earlier Community figurative mark natura selection - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 [now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009])
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: XXXLutz Marken GmbH (Wels, Austria) (represented by: H. Pannen, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schäffner, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Natura Selection, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: E. Sugrañes Coca, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 November 2008 (Case R 1787/2007-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Natura Selection, SL and XXXLutz Marken Gmb.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders XXXLutz Marken GmbH to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 90, 18.4.2009.