Judgment of the General Court of 23 November 2011 - Monster Cable Products v OHIM - Live Nation (Music) UK (MONSTER ROCK)
(Case T-216/10)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark MONSTER ROCK - Earlier national mark MONSTERS OF ROCK - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the goods - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Monster Cable Products, Inc. (Brisbane, California, United States) (represented by: W. Baron von der Osten-Sacken, O. Günzel and A. Wenninger-Lenz, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: R. Pethke, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister, S. Britton and J. Summers, Solicitors)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 February 2010 (Case R 216/2009-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd and Monster Cable Products, Inc.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Monster Cable Products, Inc. to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 195, 17.7.2010.