Judgment of the General Court of 16 September 2013 – Gitana SA v OHIM – Teddy (GITANA)

(Case T-569/11) ¹

(Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark GITANA – Earlier Community figurative mark KiTANA – Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Identity or similarity of the goods – Similarity of the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 – Partial refusal of registration)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Gitana SA (Pregny-Chambésy, Switzerland) (represented by: F. Benech, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Teddy SpA (Rimini, Italy) (represented by: S. Rizzo, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 August 2011 (Case R 1825/2007-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Rosenruist – Gestão e serviços, Lda and Gitana SA

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Gitana SA to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 6, 7.1.2012.