Judgment of the General Court of 14 April 2011 - Lancôme v OHIM - Focus Magazin Verlag (ACNO FOCUS)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark ACNO FOCUS - Earlier national word mark FOCUS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009))
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie (Paris, France) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and J. Pagenberg, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: R. Schweizer and J. Berlinger, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 July 2008 (Case R 1796/2007-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH and Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 6, 10.1.2009.