Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 - Tubesca v OHIM - Tubos del Mediterráneo (T TUMESA TUBOS DEL MEDITERRANEO S.A.)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark T TUMESA TUBOS DEL MEDITERRANEO S.A. - Earlier national word mark and international figurative mark TUBESCA - Relative ground of 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))
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Tubesca (Ailly-sur-Noye, France) (represented by: F. Greffe, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Tubos del Mediterráneo S.A. (Sagunto, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 December 2008 (Case R 518/2008-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Tubesca and Tubos del Mediterráneo S.A.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Tubesca to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 102, 1.5.2009.