Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2013 – Przedsiębiorstwo Handlowe Medox Lepiarz Lepiarz v OHIM – Henkel (SUPER GLUE)
(Case T-591/11) 1
(Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark SUPER GLUE – Earlier Benelux word mark SUPERGLUE – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Distinctive character of the earlier mark – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Polish
Parties
Applicant: Przedsiębiorstwo Handlowe Medox Lepiarz Jarosław Lepiarz Alicja sp. j. (Jaworzno, Poland) (represented by: M. Konieczyński and I. Kubiec, lawyers)
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: Henkel Corp. (Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania, United States) Re:Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 September 2011 (Case R 1147/2010-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Henkel Corp. and Przedsiębiorstwo Handlowe Medox Lepiarz Jarosław Lepiarz Alicja sp.j. Operative part of the judgmentThe Court:1. Dismisses the action;2. Orders Przedsiębiorstwo Handlowe Medox Lepiarz Jarosław Lepiarz Alicja sp.j. to pay the costs.