Judgment of the General Court of 23 February 2010 - Özdemir v OHIM - Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 (James Jones)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark James Jones - Earlier Community word mark JACK & JONES - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - 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: Rahmi Özdemir (Dreieich, Germany) (represented by: I. Hoes, M. Heinrich, C. Schröder, K. von Werder and J. Wittenberg, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court: Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 (Brande, Denmark) (represented by: C. Barrett Christiansen, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 November 2008 (Case R 858/2007-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 and Rahmi Özdemir.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Rahmi Özdemir to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 55, 7.3.2009.