Judgment of the General Court of 3 July 2013 – GRE v OHIM – Villiger Söhne (LIBERTE brunes)
(Case T-78/12) 1
(Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark LIBERTE brunes – Earlier Community word and figurative marks La LIBERTAD – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant GRE Grand River Enterprises Deutschland GmbH (Kloster Lehnin, Germany) (represented by: I. Memmler and S. Schulz, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider and D. Walicka, Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Villiger Söhne GmbH (Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany) (represented by: H. McKenzie and B. Pikolin, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 December 2011 (Case R 2109/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Villiger Söhne GmbH and GRE Grand River Enterprises Deutschland GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders GRE Grand River Enterprises Deutschland GmbH to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 109, 14.4.2012.