Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 19.11.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 340/17 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 6 October 2011 — Honda Motor v OHIM — Blok (BLAST)

(Case T-425/09)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2011340EN.01001702-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark BLAST - Earlier Community and Benelux word marks BLAST - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Weak distinctive character of the earlier marks)

2011/C 340/33

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Honda Motor Co. Ltd (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Ahlgren, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Hendrik Blok (Oudenaarde, Belgium)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 July 2009 (Case R 1097/2008-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Hendrik Blok and Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Honda Motor Co. Ltd to pay the costs. |

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