Judgment of the General Court of 9 September 2011 - BVR v OHIM - Austria Leasing (Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppe Österreich)
(Community trade mark - Opposition Proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppe Österreich - Earlier national figurative mark Raiffeisenbank - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken e.V. (BVR) (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: I. Rinke, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: B. Schmidt, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Austria Leasing GmbH (Eschborn, Germany) (represented by: B. Joachim, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought for the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 February 2010 (Case R 248/2009-1), relating to opposition proceedings between the Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken e.V. (BVR) and Austria Leasing GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders the Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken e.V. (BVR) to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 179, 3.7.2010.