Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2010:359
Date: 2010-09-08
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2010 - 4care v OHIM - Laboratorios Diafarm (Acumed) (Case T-575/08) 1 (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Acumed - Earlier national word mark AQUAMED ACTIVE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Similarity of the goods - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: 4care AG (Kiel, Germany) (represented by: S. Redeker and M. Diesbach, lawyers) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Laboratorios Diafarm, SA (Barberà del Vallès, Spain) (represented by: E. Sugrañes Coca, lawyer) Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 October 2008 (Case R 1636/2007-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Laboratorios Diafarm, SA and 4care AG. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders 4care AG to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 55, 7.3.2009.