Judgment of the General Court of 3 July 2013 – Warsteiner Brauerei Haus Cramer v OHIM
(Case T-243/12) 1
(Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark ALOHA 100% NATURAL – Earlier national word mark ALOA – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Warsteiner Brauerei Haus Cramer KG (formerly International Brands Germany GmbH & Co. KG) (Warstein, Germany) (represented by: B. Hein and M.-H. Hoffman, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, then by A. Schifko, Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Stuffer SpA (Bolzano, Italy) (represented by: F. Jacobacci, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 March 2012 (Case R 1058/2011-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Stuffer SpA and Warsteiner Brauerei Haus Cramer KG, formerly International Brands Germany GmbH & Co. KG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Warsteiner Brauerei Haus Cramer KG to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 217, 21.7.2012.