Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.8.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 221/10 |

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Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 24 June 2010 — Barbara Becker v Harman International Industries, Inc., Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

(Case C-51/09 P)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2010221EN.01001001-E0001)

(Appeal - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 8(1)(b) - Word mark Barbara Becker - Opposition by the proprietor of the Community word marks BECKER and BECKER ONLINE PRO - Assessment of the likelihood of confusion - Assessment of the conceptual similarity of the signs)

2010/C 221/15

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: Barbara Becker (represented by: P. Baronikians, Rechtsanwalt)

Other parties to the proceedings: Harman International Industries, Inc. (represented by: M. Vanhegan, Barrister), Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 2 December 2008 in Case T-212/07 Harman International Industries v OHIM — Becker (Barbara Becker), in which the Court of First Instance annulled Decision R 502/2006-1 of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 7 March 2007 annulling the Opposition Division’s decision refusing the registration of the word mark ‘Barbara Becker’ for goods in Class 9 in opposition proceedings brought by Harman International Industries, Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Sets aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities of 2 December 2008 in Case T-212/07 Harman International Industries v OHIM — Becker (Barbara Becker); |

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| 2. | Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union; |

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| 3. | Reserves the costs. |

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