Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 8.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 71/19 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 23 January 2014 — Coppenrath-Verlag v OHIM — Sembella (Rebella)

(Case T-551/12) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2014071EN.01001903-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Rebella - Earlier Community word mark SEMBELLA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 15(1) of Regulation No 207/2009)

(2014/C 71/34)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Coppenrath-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG (Münster, Germany) (represented by: D. Pohl, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Poch, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Sembella GmbH (Timelkam, Austria)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 October 2012 (Case R 1681/2011-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Sembella GmbH and Coppenrath-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Coppenrath-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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