Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.5.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 128/29 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 April 2008 — Dainichiseika Colour & Chemicals Mfg. v OHIM (Representation of a pelican)

(Case T-389/03)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2008128EN.01002902-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for a figurative Community trade mark depicting a pelican - Earlier Community or national figurative trade mark Pelikan - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2008/C 128/63)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Dainichiseika Colour & Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: J. Hofmann and B. Linstow, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Pelikan Vertriebsgessellschaft mbH & Co.KG (Hanover, Germany) (represented by: A. Renck, V. von Bomhard and A. Pohlmann, and subsequently by A. Renck, V. von Bomhard and T. Dolde, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Chamber of the Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 September 2003 (Case R 191/2002-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Pelikan Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG and Dainichiseika Colour & Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action. |

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| 2. | Orders Dainichiseika Colour & Chemicals Mfg. Co. Ltd to pay the costs. |

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