Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2012 - riha v OHIM - Lidl Stiftung (VITAL&FIT)
(Case T-552/10)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings -Application for Community figurative mark VITAL&FIT - Earlier national word mark VITAFIT - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Duty to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: riha Richard Hartinger Getränke GmbH & Co. Handels-KG (Rinteln, Germany) (represented by: P. Goldenbaum, T. Melchert and I. Rohr, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Klüpfel and D. Walicka, Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Lidl Stiftund & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Schaeffer and A. Marx, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 October 2010 (Case R 1229/2009-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Lidl Stiftund & Co. KG and riha Richard Hartinger Getränke GmbH & Co. Handels-KG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders: riha Richard Hartinger Getränke GmbH & Co. Handels-KG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 30 of 29.1.2011.