Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2012 - Mizuno v OHIM - Golfino (G)
(Case T-101/11)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark G - Earlier Community figurative mark G+ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Mizuno KK (Osaka, Japan) (represented by: T. Raab and H.R. Lauf, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented: initially by R. Manea and subsequently by D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Golfino AG (Glinde, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 December 2010 (Case R 821/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Golfino AG and Mizuno KK
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Mizuno KK to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 120, 16.4.2011.