Judgment of the General Court of 15 June 2011 - Graf-Syteco v OHIM - Teco Electric & Machinery (SYTECO)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark SYTECO - Earlier figurative national and Benelux marks TECO -Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Partial refusal to register)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Graf-Syteco GmbH & Co. KG (Tuningen, Germany) (represented by: T. Kieser, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Teco Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd (Taipei, Taiwan)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 February 2010 (Case R 230/2009-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Teco Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd and Graf-Syteco GmbH & Co. KG
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Graf-Syteco GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 195, 17.7.2010.