Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 8 October 2014 —
Laboratoires Polive v OHIM — Arbora & Ausonia (dodie)

(Cases T‑122/13 and T‑123/13)

Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark dodie — Earlier national word marks DODOT — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

1.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 20, 21, 54)

2.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Figurative mark dodie and word marks DODOT (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 24, 28-30, 53, 57)

3.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Similarity of the marks concerned — Criteria for assessment — Composite mark (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 31, 32)

Re:

Two actions brought against two decisions of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 November 2012 (Cases R 2324/2011‑2 and R 2325/2011‑2, respectively) relating to two sets of opposition proceedings between Arbora & Ausonia, SLU and Laboratoires Polive.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Joins Cases T‑122/13 and T‑123/13 for the purposes of the judgment;

2. Annuls the decisions of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 28 November 2012 (Cases R 2324/2011‑2 and R 2325/2011‑2);

3. Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Laboratoires Polive;

4. Orders Arbora & Ausonia, SLU to bear its own costs.