Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2012:658
Date: 2012-12-07
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2012 - A. Loacker SpA v OHIM - Editrice Quadratum (QUADRATUM) (Case T-42/09)  (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark QUADRATUM - Earlier Community word mark LOACKER QUADRATINI - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009) - Article 74 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: A. Loacker SpA (Auna di Sotto, Italy) (represented by: V. Bilardo, C. Bacchini and M. Mazzitelli, lawyers) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Sempio, Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Editrice Quadratum SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: P. Pezzoi, P. Perani and G. Ghisletti, lawyers) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 October 2008 (Case R 34/2008-1), concerning opposition proceedings between A. Loacker SpA and Editrice Quadratum SpA. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the application; 2. Orders A. Loacker SpA to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 69, 21.3.2009.