Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2014 — Comptoir d'Épicure v OHIM — A-Rosa Akademie (da rosa)
(Case T-405/13) 1
(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for international registration designating the European Community — Figurative mark da rosa — Earlier Community word mark aROSA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 and Rule 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Le Comptoir d'Épicure (Paris, France) (represented by: S. Arnaud, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: A-Rosa Akademie GmbH (Rostock, Germany) (represented by: A. Theis, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 May 2013 (Case R 1195/2012-5), concerning opposition proceedings between A-Rosa Akademie Gmbh and Le Comptoir d’Épicure.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Le Comptoir d’Épicure to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 284, 28.9.2013