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**Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 9 December 2009 – Longevity Health Products v OHIM – Merck (Kids Vits)**

**(Case T-484/08)**

Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark Kids Vits – Earlier Community word mark VITS4KIDS – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services
– Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 25, 38)

**Re:**

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|  | ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 August 2008 (Case R 716/2007-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Merck KGaA and Longevity Health Products, Inc. |

**Information relating to the case**

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| Applicant for the Community trade mark: | Longevity Health Products, Inc. |
| Community trade mark sought: | Word mark Kids Vits for goods and services in Classes 3, 5 and 35 – Application No 3979143 |
| Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: | Merck KGaA |
| Mark or sign cited in opposition: | Word mark VITS4KIDS for goods in Class 5 – Community trade mark No 3128196 |
| Decision of the Opposition Division: | Opposition upheld |
| Decision of the Board of Appeal: | Appeal dismissed |

**Operative part**

The Court:

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| 1. |  | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. |  | Orders Longevity Health Products, Inc. to pay the costs. |

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