Judgment of the General Court of 4 December 2014 — BSH v OHIM — LG Electronics (compressor technology)
(Case T-595/13) 1
(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark compressor technology — Earlier national word marks KOMPRESSOR — Relative ground for refusal — Partial refusal to register– Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: S. Biagosch, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Fischer and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: LG Electronics, Inc. (Seoul, South Korea)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 September 2013 (Case R 1176/2012-1), concerning opposition proceedings between LG Electronics, Inc. and BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 39, 8.2.2014.