Judgment of the General Court of 18 November 2013 – Preparados Alimenticios v OHIM – Rila Feinkost-Importe (Jambo Afrika)
(Case T-377/10) 1
(Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark Jambo Afrika – Earlier Community figurative marks JUMBO, JUMBO CUBE, JUMBO MARINADE, JUMBO NOKKOS, JUMBO ROF, JUMBO CHORBA MOUTON-MUTTON, JUMBO Aroma All purpose seasoning Condiment – Earlier national figurative marks JUMBO – Non-registered earlier word mark JUMBO – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Preparados Alimenticios, SA (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain) (represented by: D. Pellisé Urquiza, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Rila Feinkost-Importe GmbH & Co. KG (Stemwede-Levern, Germany) (represented by: T. Weeg, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 June 2010 (Case No R 1144/2009 1), relating to opposition proceedings between Preparados Alimenticios, SA and Rila Feinkost-Importe GmbH & Co. KG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Preparados Alimenticios, SA to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.