Judgment of the General Court of 9 April 2014 — EI du Pont de Nemours v OHIM – Zueco Ruiz (ZYTeL)
(Case T-288/12) 1
(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the figurative mark ZYTeL — Earlier Community word mark and well-known mark within the meaning of Article 6bis of the Paris Convention ZYTEL — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Detriment to the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Enrique Zueco Ruiz (Zaragoza, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 March 2012 (Case R 464/2011-2) relating to opposition proceedings between EI du Pont de Nemours and Company and Mr Enrique Zueco Ruiz
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders EI du Pont de Nemours and Company to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 273, 8. 9. 2012.