Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2013 - K2 Sports Europe v OHIM - Karhu Sport Iberica (SPORT)
(Case T-54/12)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark SPORT - Earlier national and international word marks K2 SPORTS - Relative ground for refusal - No similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: K2 Sports Europe GmbH (Penzberg, Germany) (represented by: J. Güell Serra, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral and I. Harrington, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Karhu Sport Iberica, SL (Córdoba, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 November 2011 (Case R 986/2010-4), concerning opposition proceedings between K2 Sports Europe GmbH and Karhu Sport Iberica, SL.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders K2 Sports Europe GmbH to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 109, 14.4.2012.