Judgment of the General Court of 3 July 2013 – GRE v OHIM – Villiger Söhne (LIBERTE american blend against a blue background)
(Case T-205/12) 1
(Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark LIBERTE american blend – Earlier Community figurative mark La LIBERTAD – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: GRE Grand River Enterprises Deutschland GmbH (Kloster Lehnin, Germany) (represented by: I. Memmler and S. Schulz, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Villiger Söhne GmbH (Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany) (represented by: B. Pikolin and H. McKenzie, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 March 2012 (Case R 387/2011-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Villiger Söhne GmbH and GRE Grand River Enterprises Deutschland GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders GRE Grand River Enterprises Deutschland GmbH to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 209, 14.7.2012.