Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2009:34
Date: 2009-02-11
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Concepts: Figurative marks applied for
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 February 2009 - Bayern Innovativ v OHIM - Life Sciences Partners Perstock (LifeScience) (Case T-413/07) 1 (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings − Application for the figurative Community trade mark LifeScience − Earlier Community trade mark Life Sciences Partners − Relative ground for refusal − Likelihood of confusion − Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Bayern Innovativ - Bayerische Gesellschaft für Innovation und Wissenstransfer mbH (Nuremberg, Germany) (represented by: A. Beschorner, B. Glaser and C. Thomas, lawyers) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Life Sciences Partners Perstock NV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 2 August 2007 (Case R 1545/2006-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Life Sciences Partners Perstock NV and Bayern Innovativ - Bayerische Gesellschaft für Innovation und Wissenstransfer mbH. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Bayern Innovativ - Bayerische Gesellschaft für Innovation und Wissenstransfer mbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 8, 12.1.2008.