Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2014 – Mäurer & Wirtz v OHIM – Sacra (4711 Aqua Mirabilis)
(Case T-25/13) 1
(Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark 4711 Aqua Mirabilis – Earlier Community word mark AQUA ADMIRABILIS – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Distinctive character of the earlier mark – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Mäurer & Wirtz GmbH & Co. KG (Stolberg, Germany) (represented by: T. Schulte-Beckhausen and S. Hühner, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Sacra Srl (Venice, Italy)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 November 2012 (Case R 1601/2011-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Sacra Srl and Mäurer & Wirtz GmbH & Co. KG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Mäurer & Wirtz GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 71, 9.3.2013.