Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 14.1.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 13/13 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 23 November 2011 — Monster Cable Products v OHIM — Live Nation (Music) UK (MONSTER ROCK)

(Case T-216/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012013EN.01001301-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark MONSTER ROCK - Earlier national mark MONSTERS OF ROCK - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the goods - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2012/C 13/25

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Monster Cable Products, Inc. (Brisbane, California, United States) (represented by: W. Baron von der Osten-Sacken, O. Günzel and A. Wenninger-Lenz, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister, S. Britton and J. Summers, Solicitors)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 February 2010 (Case R 216/2009-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Live Nation (Music) UK Ltd and Monster Cable Products, Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Monster Cable Products, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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