Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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**Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 15 September 2009 – Royal Appliance International v OHIM – BSH
Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (Centrixx)**

**(Case T-446/07)**

Community trade mark – Opposition procedure – Application for Community word mark Centrixx – Earlier national word mark sensixx – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services
– Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 25-33, 59-64)

**Re:**

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|  | ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 October 2007 (Case R 572/2006-4) concerning opposition proceedings between BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH and Royal Appliance International GmbH. |

**Information relating to the case**

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| Applicant for the Community trade mark: | Royal Appliance International GmbH |
| Community trade mark sought: | Word mark ‘Centrixx’ for goods in Class 7 – Application No 3016227 |
| Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: | BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH |
| Mark or sign cited in opposition: | German word mark ‘sensixx’ for goods in Class 7 – Registration No 30244090 |
| Decision of the Opposition Division: | Opposition dismissed |
| Decision of the Board of Appeal: | Annulment of the decision of the Opposition Division and refusal of the application for registration of the mark |

**Operative part**

The Court:

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| 1. |  | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. |  | Orders Royal Appliance International GmbH to pay the costs. |

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