Judgment of the General Court of 9 April 2014 — Pico Food v OHIM — Sobieraj (MILANÓWEK CREAM FUDGE)

(Case T-623/11) ¹

(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community trade mark MILANÓWEK CREAM FUDGE — Earlier national figurative marks representing a cow, Original Sahne Muh-Muhs HANDGESCHNITTEN HANDGEWICKELT and SAHNE TOFFEE LUXURY CREAM FUDGE — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Pico Food GmbH (Tamm, Germany) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Vuijst and P. Geroulakos, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Bogumił Sobieraj (Milanówek, Poland) (represented by: O. Bischof, lawyer) Re:Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 September 2011 (Case R 553/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between PICO Food GmbH and Bogumił Sobieraj.Operative part of the judgme

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nted by: M. Douglas, lawyer)Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Vuijst and P. Geroulakos, acting as Agents)Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Bogumił Sobieraj (Milanówek, Poland) (represented by: O. Bischof, lawyer) Re:Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 September 2011 (Case R 553/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between PICO Food GmbH and Bogumił Sobieraj.Operative part of the judgmentThe Court:Dismisses the action;Orders Pico Food GmbH to pay the costs.