Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2012 - A. Loacker SpA v OHIM - Editrice Quadratum (QUADRATUM)
(Case T-42/09)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark QUADRATUM - Earlier Community word mark LOACKER QUADRATINI - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009) - Article 74 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: A. Loacker SpA (Auna di Sotto, Italy) (represented by: V. Bilardo, C. Bacchini and M. Mazzitelli, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Sempio, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Editrice Quadratum SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: P. Pezzoi, P. Perani and G. Ghisletti, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 October 2008 (Case R 34/2008-1), concerning opposition proceedings between A. Loacker SpA and Editrice Quadratum SpA.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the application;
2. Orders A. Loacker SpA to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 69, 21.3.2009.