Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2011 - K-Mail Order v OHIM - IVKO (MEN'Z)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark MEN'Z - Prior trade name WENZ - Relative ground for refusal - Local range of the earlier sign - Article 8(4) and Article 41(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: K-Mail Order GmbH & Co. KG (Pforzheim, Germany) (represented by: T. Zeiher and G. Stallecker, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: IVKO Industrieprodukt-Vertriebskontakt GmbH (Baar-Wanderath, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 March 2010 (Case R 746/2009-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Wenz GmbH and IVKO Industrieprodukt-Vertriebskontakt GmbH
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders K-Mail Order GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 234, 28.8.2010.