Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 20 October 2009 - Aldi Einkauf v OHIM - Goya Importaciones y Distribuciones (4 OUT Living)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative Community mark 4 OUT Living - Earlier national figurative mark Living & Co - 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: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG (Essen, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, L. Kolks and C. Fürsen, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Manea and G. Schneider, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Goya Importaciones y Distribuciones, SL (Cuarte de Huerva, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 May 2008 (Case R 1199/2007-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Goya Importaciones y Distribuciones, SL and Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 260, 11.10.2008.