Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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**Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 9 September 2011 – DRV v OHIM – Austria Leasing (Austria Leasing Gesellschaft
m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppe Österreich)**

**(Case T-199/10)**

Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark Austria Leasing Gesellschaft m.b.H. Mitglied der Raiffeisen-Bankengruppe Österreich
– Earlier national figurative mark Raiffeisen – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services
– Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 20, 23, 37, 42, 50,
63)

**Re:**

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| --- | --- |
|  | ACTION for annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 February 2010 (Case R 253/2009-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Deutscher Raiffensenverband eV (DRV) and Austria Leasing GmbH. |

**Operative part**

The Court:

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| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. |  | Dismisses the action; |

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| --- | --- | --- |
| 2. |  | Orders Deutscher Raiffeisenverband eV (DRV) to pay the costs. |

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