Judgment of the General Court of 5 February 2015 — Türkiye Garanti Bankasi AS v OHIM — Card & Finance Consulting (bonus & more)
(Case T-33/13) 1
(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark bonus & more — Earlier international figurative mark bonus net — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Türkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (Istanbul, Turkey) (represented by: J. Güell Serra, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially by A. Pohlmann, then by A. Schifko, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Card & Finance Consulting GmbH (Nuremberg, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 November 2012 (Case R-1890/2011-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Türkiye Garanti Bankasi AS and Card & Finance Consulting GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 12 November 2012 (Case R 1890/2011-4).
2. Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Türkiye Garanti Bankasi AS.
________________________1 OJ C 86, 23.3.2013.