Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 28.4.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 126/12 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2012 — Mustang v OHIM — Decathlon (Wavy line)

(Case T-379/08)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012126EN.01001201-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for a figurative Community mark representing a wavy line - Earlier national and international figurative trade marks representing a white wavy line on a black background - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2012/C 126/23

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG (Künzelsau, Germany) (represented by: A. Klett and K. Weimer, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Decathlon SA (Villeneuve d’Ascq, France) (represented by: P. Demoly, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 July 2008 (Case R 859/2007-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Decathlon SA and Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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