Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2011 - Olymp Bezner v OHIM - Bellido (OLYMP)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark OLYMP - Earlier national figurative mark OLIMPO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Olymp Bezner GmbH & Co. KG (Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany) (represented by: M. Eck and J. Dönch, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Miguel Bellido, SA (Manzanares, Spain)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 March 2009 (Case R 598/2008-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Miguel Bellido SA and Olymp Bezner GmbH & Co. KG
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Olymp Bezner GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 167, 18.7.2009.