Judgment of the General Court of 24 June 2014 — Rani Refreshments v OHIM — Global-Invest Bartosz Turek (Sani)
(Case T-523/12) 1
(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark Sani — Earlier Community figurative marks Hani or llani and RANI — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Rani Refreshments FZCO (Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: M. Chapple, Barrister)
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: Global-Invest Bartosz Turek (Poczesna, Poland)
Re:
Action against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 September 2012 (Case R 236/2012-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Aujan Industries Co. (S J C) and Global-Invest Bartosz Turek.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action.
Orders Rani Refreshments FZCO to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 32, 2.2.2013.