Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.1.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 15/14 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2013 — Lorenz Shoe Group v OHIM — Fuzhou Fuan Leather Plastics Clothing Making (Ganeder)

(Case T-374/09)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2014015EN.01001401-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition procedure - Application for Community word mark Ganeder - Earlier community word mark Ganter - Relative ground for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2014/C 15/18

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Lorenz Shoe Group AG (Taufkirchen an der Pram, Austria) (represented initially by M. Douglas, subsequently by N. Hebeis, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Pethke and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Fuzhou Fuan Leather Plastics Clothing Making Co. Ltd (Cangshan Fuzhou, China) (represented by: A. Paschke, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 July 2009 (Case R 1289/2008-1), relating to an opposition procedure between shoe fashion group Lorenz AG and Fuzhou Fuan Leather Plastics Clothing Making Co. Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 16 July 2009 (Case R 1289/2008-1); |

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| 2. | Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Lorenz Shoe Group AG; |

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| 3. | Orders Fuzhou Fuan Leather Plastics Clothing Making Co. Ltd to bear its own costs. |

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