Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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**Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 September 2011 – NEC Display Solutions Europe v OHIM – C More Entertainment
(see more)**

**(Case T-501/08)**

Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for a Community figurative mark ‘see more’ – Earlier national word marks CMORE – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

1.                     *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 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 21-22, 58)*

2.                     *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 – Weak distinctiveness of the earlier mark – Effect (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art.
8(1)(b)) (see para. 57)*

**Re:**

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|  | ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 August 2008 (Case R 1388/2007-4) relating to opposition proceedings between C More Entertainment AB and NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH. |

**Operative part**

The Court:

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| 1. |  | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. |  | Orders NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH to pay the costs. |

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