Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 219/15 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 June 2011 — Graf-Syteco v OHIM — Teco Electric & Machinery (SYTECO)

(Case T-229/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2011219EN.01001502-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark SYTECO - Earlier figurative national and Benelux marks TECO - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Partial refusal to register)

2011/C 219/20

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Graf-Syteco GmbH & Co. KG (Tuningen, Germany) (represented by: T. Kieser, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Teco Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd (Taipei, Taiwan)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 February 2010 (Case R 230/2009-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Teco Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd and Graf-Syteco GmbH & Co. KG

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Graf-Syteco GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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