Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.2.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 51/42 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 January 2008 — Inter-Ikea OHIM — Waibel (idea)

(Case T-112/06)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2008051EN.01004201-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark ‘idea’ - Earlier Community and national figurative and word marks ‘IKEA’ - Relative ground for invalidity - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2008/C 51/77)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Inter-Ikea Systems BV, (Delft, Netherlands) (represented by: J. Gulliksson and J. Olsson, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM and intervener before the Court of First Instance: Walter Waibel (Dingolfing, Germany) (represented by: A. Fottner and M. Müller, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 February 2006 (Case R 80/2005-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between Inter Ikea Systems BV and Walter Waibel.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Inter-Ikea Systems BV to pay the costs, including those incurred by Walter Waibel in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal. |

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