Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2013 - Gigabyte Technology v OHIM - Haskins (Gigabyte)
(Case T-451/11)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Gigabyte - Earlier Community word mark GIGABITER - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd (Taipei, Taiwan) (represented by: F. Schwerbrock, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Robert A. Haskins (Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 May 2011 (Case R 2047/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Robert A. Haskins and Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 298, 8.10.2011.