Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 19 November 2008 - Ercros v OHIM
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark TAI CROS - Earlier national word marks CROS, SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA CROS and ERCROS - Earlier national figurative marks CROS - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Ercros, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: R. Thierie, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Pethke, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Degussa GmbH, formerly Degussa AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: S. Schäffler, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 September 2006 (Case R 29/2006-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Ercros, SA and Degussa GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Ercros, SA to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 326, 30.12.2006.