Judgment of the General Court of 30 September 2010 - PVS v OHIM - MeDiTA Medizinische Kurierdienst (medidata)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark medidata - Earlier national word mark MeDiTA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Similarity of the services - 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: German
Parties
Applicant: PVS - Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: F. Lindberg, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: MeDiTA Medizinische Kurierdienst- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: T. Schulte-Beckmann, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 May 2009 (Case R 1724/2007-4) relating to opposition proceedings between MeDiTA Medizinische Kurierdienst- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH and PVS - Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 220 of 12.9.2009.