Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 November 2009 - REWE-Zentral v OHIM - Aldi Einkauf (Clina)
(Community trade mark - Opposition Proceedings - Application for the Community word mark Clina - Earlier Community word mark CLINAIR - Relative ground of refusal - Likelihood of confusion - 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: German
Parties
Applicant: REWE-Zentral AG (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey, A. Bognár and S. Schäffler, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Pethke, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG (Essen, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, L. Kolks and C. Fürsen, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 February 2008 (Case R 1484/2006-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG and REWE-Zentral AG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders REWE-Zentral AG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 158, of 21.6.2008.