Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 15.10.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 305/6 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2011 — MIP Metro v OHIM — Metronia (METRONIA)

(Case T-525/09)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2011305EN.01000602-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark METRONIA - Earlier national figurative mark METRO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2011/C 305/07

Language of the case: English

Parties

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

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Metronia, SA (Madrid, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 October 2009 (Case R 1315/2006-1), concerning opposition proceedings between MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG and Metronia, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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