Judgment of the General Court of 4 February 2013 - Marszałkowski v OHIM- Mar-Ko Fleischwaren (WALICHNOWY MARKO)
(Case T-159/11)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark WALICHNOWY MARKO - Earlier Community word mark MAR-KO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Polish
Parties
Applicant: Marek Marszałkowski (Sokolniki, Poland) (represented by: C. Sadkowski, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Zajfert and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Mar-Ko Fleischwaren GmbH & Co. KG (Blankenheim, Germany) (represented by: O. Ruhl, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 January 2011 (Case R 760/2010-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Mar-Ko Fleischwaren GmbH & Co. KG and Mr Marek Marszałkowski.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Mr Marek Marszałkowski to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 145, 14.5.2011.