Judgment of the General Court of 23 March 2012 - Barilla v OHIM - Brauerei Schlösser (ALIXIR)
(Case T-157/10)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the Community word mark ALIXIR - Earlier national word mark Elixeer - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Barilla G. e R. Fratelli SpA (Parma, Italy) (represented by: A. Vanzetti, G. Sironi and A. Colmano, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Pethke, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Brauerei Schlösser GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: J. Flick, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 January 2010 (case R 820/2009-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Brauerei Schlösser GmbH and Barilla G. e R. Fratelli SpA.
Operative part of the judgment
The General Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Barilla G. e R. Fratelli SpA to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 148, 5.6.2010.