Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 July 2012 —
Wall v OHIM —
Bluepod Media Worldwide (bluepod MEDIA)

(Case T-227/11)

Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark bluepod MEDIA — Earlier Community figurative mark blue spot and earlier international and national word marks BlueSpot — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

1.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Assessment of the likelihood of confusion — Criteria (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 23, 24)

2.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Figurative mark bluepod MEDIA and word mark BlueSpot (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 26, 32, 40, 51, 54, 55)

3.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Similarity of the marks concerned — Criteria for assessment — Complex mark (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see para. 33)

4.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Similarity between the goods or services in question — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8)(1)(b)) (see paras 41-42)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 February 2011 (Case R 301/2010‑1) concerning opposition proceedings between Wall AG and Bluepod Media Worldwide Ltd.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Wall AG to pay the costs.