Judgment of the General Court of 22 June 2011 - Mundipharma v OHIM - Asociación Farmaceuticos Mundi (FARMA MUNDI FARMACEUTICOS MUNDI)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark 'FARMA MUNDI FARMACEUTICOS MUNDI' - Earlier Community figurative mark 'mundipharma' - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - 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: English
Parties
Applicant: Mundipharma GmbH (Limburg an der Lahn (Germany)) (represented by: F. Nielsen, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: W. Verburg, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Asociación Farmaceuticos Mundi (Alfafar, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 December 2008 (Case R 825/2008-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Mundipharma GmbH and Asociación Farmaceuticos Mundi.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Mundipharma GmbH to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 102, 1.5.2009.