Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2014 — Sport Eybl & Sports Experts v OHIM — Elite Licensing (e)
(Case T-425/12) 1
(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark e — Earlier Community figurative mark e — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Sport Eybl & Sports Experts GmbH (Wels, Austria) (represented by: B. Gumpoldsberger, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Elite Licensing Company SA (Fribourg, Switzerland) (represented by: J. Albrecht, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 June 2012 (Case R 881/2011-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Elite Licensing Company SA and Sport Eybl & Sports Experts GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Sport Eybl & Sports Experts GmbH to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 355, 17.11.2012.