Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2012:223
Date: 2012-05-08
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded

Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2012 - Mizuno v OHIM - Golfino (G) (Case T-101/11)  (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark G - Earlier Community figurative mark G+ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: Mizuno KK (Osaka, Japan) (represented by: T. Raab and H.R. Lauf, lawyers) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented: initially by R. Manea and subsequently by D. Walicka, acting as Agents) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Golfino AG (Glinde, Germany) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 December 2010 (Case R 821/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Golfino AG and Mizuno KK Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mizuno KK to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 120, 16.4.2011.