Judgment of the General Court of 22 June 2010 - CM Capital Markets v OHIM - Carbon Capital Markets (CARBON CAPITAL MARKETS Emissions Compliance Solutions & Carbon Finance)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark CARBON CAPITAL MARKETS Emissions Compliance Solutions & Carbon Finance - Earlier Community and national figurative marks CM Capital Markets - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: CM Capital Markets Holding, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: T. Villate Consonni and J. Calderón Chavero, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: J. F. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Carbon Capital Markets Ltd (Oxford, United Kingdom) (represented by: E. Hardcastle, Solicitor)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 September 2008 (Case R 16/2008-1) concerning opposition proceedings between CM Capital Markets Holding, SA and Carbon Capital Markets Ltd
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders CM Capital Markets Holding, SA to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 6, 10.1.2009.