Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 27 February 2008 - Citigroup v OHIM - Link Interchange Network (WORLDLINK)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark WORLDLINK - Earlier national figurative mark LiNK - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Restriction of services covered in the trade mark application - Identity of services - Similarity of signs - Articles 73 and 74 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Citigroup, Inc. formerly Citicorp (New York, New York, United States) (represented initially by: V. von Bomhard, A. Renck, A. Pohlmann, lawyers and C. Schulte, Solicitor, and subsequently by V. von Bomhard and A. Renck)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Link Interchange Network Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: D. McFarland, Barrister, and R. Brown, Solicitor)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 May 2004 (Case R 789/2002-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Link Interchange Network Ltd and Citigroup, Inc.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Citigroup, Inc. to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 273, 6.11.2004.