Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 22 May 2012 —
Retractable Technologies v OHIM — Abbott Laboratories (RT)

(Case T‑371/09)

Community trade mark — Opposition Procedure — Application for figurative Community mark RT — Earlier national word mark RTH — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

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 (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 27, 28, 43-45)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 July 2009 (Case R 1234/2008‑4) concerning opposition proceedings between Abbott Laboratories and Retractable Technologies, Inc.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Retractable Technologies, Inc. to pay the costs.