Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 9 September 2011 – BVR v OHIM – Austria Leasing (Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppe Österreich)

(Case T-197/10)

Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen‑Bankengruppe Österreich – Earlier national figurative mark Raiffeisenbank – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 19, 22, 37, 42, 50, 63)

Re:

ACTION for annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 February 2010 (Case R 248/2009-1), relating to opposition proceedings between the Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken eV (BVR) and Austria Leasing GmbH.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken eV (BVR) to pay the costs.