Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2013 - Lidl Stiftung v OHIM - Lactimilk (BELLRAM)
(Case T-237/11)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark BELLRAM - Earlier national word and figurative marks RAM and Ram - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Right to be heard - Articles 63(2), 75 and 76 of Regulation No 207/2009 - Opposition period)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: T. Träger, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Klüpfel and D. Walicka, Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Lactimilk, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: P. Casamitjana Lleonart, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 March 2011 (Case R 1154/2009-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Lactimilk, SA and Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 204, 9.7.2011.