Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 26.11.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 347/27 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 18 October 2011 — SLV Elektronik v OHIM — Jiménez Muñoz (LINE)

(Case T-449/08)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2011347EN.01002703-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark LINE - Earlier national word and figurative marks Line - Partial refusal to register - Relative grounds 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))

2011/C 347/41

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: SLV Elektronik GmbH (Übach-Palenberg, Germany) (represented by: C. König, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Angel Jiménez Muñoz (Gelida, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 July 2008 (case R 759/2007-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Angel Jiménez Muñoz and SLV Elektronik GmbH

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 18 July 2008 (case R 759/2007-4) in so far as concerns the goods ‘mains-operated lights, lighting apparatus and installations, stage effects lighting apparatus; electric lamps; individual parts for the aforesaid goods’ in Class 11; |

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| 2. | orders OHIM to pay the costs. |

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