Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 20.11.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 317/31 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 30 September 2010 — PVS v OHIM — MeDiTA Medizinische Kurierdienst (medidata)

(Case T-270/09)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2010317EN.01003101-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark medidata - Earlier national word mark MeDiTA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Similarity of the services - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2010/C 317/56

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: PVS — Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: F. Lindberg, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: MeDiTA Medizinische Kurierdienst- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: T. Schulte-Beckmann, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 May 2009 (Case R 1724/2007-4) relating to opposition proceedings between MeDiTA Medizinische Kurierdienst- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH and PVS — Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH to pay the costs. |

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