Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 10 June 2009 - Vivartia v OHIM - Kraft Foods Schweiz (milko ΔΕΛΤΑ)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark milko ΔΕΛΤΑ - Earlier Community figurative mark MILKA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - 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: English
Parties
Applicant: Vivartia ABEE Proïonton Diatrofis kai Ypiresion Estiasis, formerly Delta Protypos Viomichania Galaktos AE (Tavros, Greece) (represented by: P.-P. Kanellopoulos and V. Kanellopoulos, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Kraft Foods Schweiz Holding AG (Zurich, Switzerland) (represented by: T. de Haan and P. Péters, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 June 2006 (Case R 540/2005-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Kraft Foods Schweiz Holding AG and Delta Protypos Viomichania Galaktos AE.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Vivartia ABEE Proïonton Diatrofis kai Ypiresion Estiasis to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 224, 16.9.2006.