Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 September 2011.

New Yorker SHK Jeans GmbH & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).

Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the Community word mark FISHBONE - Earlier national figurative mark FISHBONE BEACHWEAR - Relative ground for refusal - Partial refusal of registration - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Consideration of additional evidence - Statement of reasons - Proof of genuine use - Likelihood of confusion - Article 42(2) and (3) and Article 76(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Second sentence of Rule 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 - First subparagraph and second subparagraph, heading (a), of Article 15(1) and Article 42(2), (3) and (5) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.

Case T-415/09.

Reports of Cases

2011 II-00336*

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• (Appeal Case before the Court of Justice C-621/11 P)