Judgment of the General Court of 16 May 2012 - Wohlfahrt v OHIM - Ferrero (Kindertraum)
(Case T-580/10)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Kindertraum - Earlier national word mark Kinder - Relative ground for refusal - Proof of use of the earlier trade mark - Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Harald Wohlfahrt (Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany) (represented initially by N. Scholz Recht, then by G. Huβlein-Stich, latterly by M. Loschelder, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by A. Pohlmann, then D. Walicka, agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Ferrero SpA (Alba, Italy) (represented by: F. Jacobacci and L. Ghedina, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 October 2010 (Case R 815/2009-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Ferrero SpA and Mr Harald Wohlfahrt.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Mr Harald Wohlfahrt to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 63, 26.2.2011