Judgment of the General Court of 12 February 2014 – dm-drogerie markt v OHIM – Semtee (CALDEA)
(Case T-26/13) 1
(Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark CALDEA – Earlier international word mark BALEA – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity between the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG (Karlsruhe, Germany) (represented by: O. Bludovsky, B. Beinert and A. Bender, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Semtee (Escaldes Engordany, Andorra)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 October 2012 (Case R 2432/2011-1), relating to opposition proceedings between dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG and Semtee.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 86, 23.3.2013.