Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2015 — Atlantic Multipower Germany v OHIM — Nutrichem Diät + Pharma (NOxtreme)
(Case T-186/14) 1
(Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark NOxtreme — Earlier Community and national figurative marks X-TREME — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 15(2) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Atlantic Multipower Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (Hambourg, Allemagne) (represented by: W. Berlit, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as agent)
The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Nutrichem Diät + Pharma GmbH (Roth, Germany) (represented by: D. Jochim and R. Egerer, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 January 2014 (case R 764/2013-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Atlantic Multipower Germany GmbH & Co. OHG and Nutrichem Diät + Pharma GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Atlantic Multipower Germany GmbH & Co. OHG to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 142, 12.5.2014.