Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 4.2.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 32/22 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2011 — Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK v OHIM — Sportfive (QUALIFIER)

(Case T-424/09)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012032EN.01002201-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark QUALIFIER - Earlier Community word mark Qualifiers 2006 - Refusal to register - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2012/C 32/42

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd (Birmingham, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Sportfive GmbH & Co. KG (Cologne, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 August 2009 (Case R 1291/2008-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Sportfive GmbH & Co. KG and Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd to pay the costs. |

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