Judgment of the General Court of 25 May 2012 - Nike International v OHIM - Intermar Simanto Nahmias (JUMPMAN)
(Case T-233/10)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark JUMPMAN - Earlier national word mark JUMP - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Nike International Ltd (Beaverton, Oregon, United States) (represented by: M. de Justo Bailey, lawyer)
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, intervener before the General Court: Intermar Simanto Nahmias (Çatalca-Istanbul, Turkey) (represented by: J. Güell Serra and M. Curell Aguilà, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 March 2010 (Case R 738/2009-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Intermar Simanto Nahmias and Nike International Ltd.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Nike International Ltd to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 195, 17.7.2010.