Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 December 2010 – DTL v OHIM – Gestión de Recursos y Soluciones Empresariales (Solaria)
(Case T-188/10)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark Solaria – Earlier national figurative mark SOLARTIA – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the services – Similarity of the signs – 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 25-26, 45, 52)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 February 2010 (Case R 767/2009-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Gestión de Recursos y Soluciones Empresariales SL and DTL Corporación SL. |
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark: | DTL Corporación, SL |
Community trade mark sought: | Figurative mark containing the word element Solaria for services in Classes 37, 41 and 42 – Application No 5153325 |
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: | Gestiόn de Recursos y Soluciones Empresariales, SL |
Mark or sign cited in opposition: | Spanish figurative mark containing the word element SOLARTIA No 2689747 for services in Classes 37 and 42 |
Decision of the Opposition Division: | Opposition partially upheld |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: | Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
2. | | Orders DTL Corporación SL to pay the costs. |