Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2014 — Ludwig Schokolade v OHIM — Immergut (TrinkFix)
(Case T-105/13) 1
(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark TrinkFix — Earlier national and Community word marks Drinkfit — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Similarity of the goods and services — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Ludwig Schokolade GmbH & Co. KG (Bergisch Gladbach, Germany) (represented by: S. Fischer and A. Brodkorb, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Immergut GmbH & Co. KG (Elsdorf, Germany) (represented by: G. Schoenen, V. Töbelmann and S. Frenz, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 December 2012 (affaire R 34/2012-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Immergut GmbH & Co. KG and Ludwig Schokolade GmbH & Co. KG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Ludwig Schokolade GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 108, 13.4.2013