Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2013 – Eckes-Granini v OHIM – Panini (PANINI)
(Case T-487/12) 1
(Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark PANINI – Earlier national and Community word marks GRANINI – 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: Eckes-Granini Group GmbH (Nieder-Olm, Germany) (represented by: W. Berlit, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Panini SpA (Modène, Italy) (represented by F. Terrano, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 September 2012 (Case R 2393/2011-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Eckes-Granini Group GmbH and Panini SpA.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Eckes-Granini Group GmbH to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 26, 26.1.2013