Judgment of the General Court of 5 November 2013 – Capitalizaciones Mercantiles v OHIM – Leineweber (X)
(Case T-378/12) 1
(Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark X – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – Distinctive character of the earlier mark – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Capitalizaciones Mercantiles Ltda (Bogota, Colombia) (represented by: J. Devaureix and L. Montoya Terán, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Leineweber GmbH & Co. KG (Herford, Germany) (represented by: S. Jackermeier and D. Wiedemann, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 May 2012 (Case R 1524/2011-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Leineweber GmbH & Co. KG and Capitalizaciones Mercantiles Ltda.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Capitalizaciones Mercantiles Ltda to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 366, 24.11.2012.