Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2013 – Hultafors Group AB v OHIM – Società Italiana Calzature (Snickers)
(Case T-537/11) 1
(Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark Snickers – Earlier national word mark KICKERS – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Hultafors Group AB (Bollebygd, Sweden) (represented by: A. Rasmussen and T. Swanstrøm, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, Agent,)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Società Italiana Calzature SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: G. Cantaluppi, A. Rapisardi and C. Ginevra, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 August 2011 (Case R 2519/2010-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Società Italiana Calzature SpA and Hultafors Group AB
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Hultafors Group AB to pay the costs incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) and by Società Italiana Calzature SpA in the proceedings before the General Court, and the costs incurred by Società Italiana Calzature SpA for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.
________________________1 OJ C 362, 10.12.2011.