Judgment of the General Court of 14 November 2012 - Evonik Industries v OHIM - Impulso Industrial Alternativo (Impulso creador)
(Case T-529/11)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Impulso creador - Earlier figurative Community mark IMPULSO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany) (represented by: J. Albrecht, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Impulso Industrial Alternativo, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by F. Brandolini Kujman and J. Devaureix, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 June 2011 (Case R 1101/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Impulso Industrial Alternativo, SA and Evonik Industries AG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Evonik Industries AG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 362, 10.12.2011.