Case T-290/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 10 December 2008 — MIP Metro v OHIM — Metronia (METRONIA) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative trade mark METRONIA — Earlier national figurative trade mark METRO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Date: 2008-12-10
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), provision of services, trade-mark law

7.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 32/31

Order of the Court of First Instance of 9 December 2008
— Colgate-Palmolive v OHIM — CMS Hasche Sigle
(VISIBLE WHITE)

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 10 December
2008 — MIP Metro v OHIM — Metronia (METRONIA)

(Case T-136/07) (1)

(Case T-290/07) (1)

(Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Com-
munity word mark VISIBLE WHITE — Absolute ground for
refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 40/94)

for

(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings —
trade mark
Application
METRONIA — Earlier national
trade mark
METRO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of
confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

Community

figurative

figurative

(2009/C 32/57)

Language of the case: English

(2009/C 32/58)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Co. (New York, New York, United
States) (represented by: M. Zintler, H. Harmeling and K.-U. Plath,
lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
Folliard-
(Trade Marks
Monguiral, acting as Agent)

(represented by: A.

and Designs)

Parties

Applicant: MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co.
KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: J.-C. Plate, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks
Folliard-
Monguiral, acting as Agent)

(represented by: A.

and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM,
intervener before the Court of First Instance: Metronia, SA (Madrid,
Spain) (represented by: J. Riera Blanco, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM:
CMS Hasche Sigle (Cologne, Germany)

Re:

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of
Appeal of OHIM of 15 February 2007 (Case R 165/2005-4)
relating to invalidity proceedings between CMS Hasche Sigle and
Colgate-Palmolive Co.

Operative part of the order

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of
Appeal of OHIM of 29 May 2007 (Case R 1315/2006-2),
relating to opposition proceedings between MIP Metro Group
Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG and Metronia, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office
(Trade Marks and

for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
Designs) (OHIM) of 29 May 2007 (Case R 1315/2006-2);

2. Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred

by MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG;

2. Orders Colgate-Palmolive Co. to pay the costs.

3. Orders Metronia SA to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 140, 23.6.2007.

(1) OJ C 235, 6.10.2007.