Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.2.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 55/11 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2013 — Gigabyte Technology v OHIM — Haskins (Gigabyte)

(Case T-451/11)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2013055EN.01001102-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Gigabyte - Earlier Community word mark GIGABITER - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2013/C 55/18

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd (Taipei, Taiwan) (represented by: F. Schwerbrock, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Robert A. Haskins (Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 May 2011 (Case R 2047/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Robert A. Haskins and Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd to pay the costs. |

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