Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 27.4.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 123/16 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 13 March 2013 — Biodes v OHIM — Manasul Internacional (FARMASUL)

(Case T-553/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2013123EN.01001601-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark FARMASUL - Earlier Spanish figurative mark MANASUL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Distinctive character of the earlier mark - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2013/C 123/26

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Biodes, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. Manresa Medina, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Manasul Internacional, SL (Ponferrada, Spain) (represented by: M.I. Escudero Pérez, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 September 2010 (Case R 1034/2009-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Manasul Internacional, SL and Biodes, SL

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | orders Biodes, SL to pay the costs. |

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