Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.12.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 379/22 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2012 — riha v OHIM — Lidl Stiftung (VITAL&FIT)

(Case T-552/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012379EN.01002202-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark VITAL&FIT - Earlier national word mark VITAFIT - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Duty to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

2012/C 379/38

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: riha Richard Hartinger Getränke GmbH & Co. Handels-KG (Rinteln, Germany) (represented by: P. Goldenbaum, T. Melchert and I. Rohr, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Klüpfel and D. Walicka, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Lidl Stiftund & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Schaeffer and A. Marx, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 October 2010 (Case R 1229/2009-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Lidl Stiftund & Co. KG and riha Richard Hartinger Getränke GmbH & Co. Handels-KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders: riha Richard Hartinger Getränke GmbH & Co. Handels-KG to pay the costs. |

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