Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.11.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 331/19 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2011 — Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Cologne v OHIM — Natura Cosméticos (NATURAVIVA)

(Case T-107/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2011331EN.01001901-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark NATURAVIVA - Earlier Community word mark VIVA - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 - No similarity of the signs)

2011/C 331/34

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Cologne GmbH (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: K. Sandberg, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Natura Cosméticos, SA (São Paulo, Brazil) (represented by: C. Bercial Arias, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 November 2009 (Case R 1558/2008-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Cologne GmbH and Natura Cosméticos, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Cologne GmbH to pay the costs. |

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