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**Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 21 November 2007 – Wesergold Getränkeindustrie v OHIM – Lidl Stiftung
(VITAL FIT)**

**(Case T-111/06)**

Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark VITAL FIT – Earlier national word mark VITAFIT – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Right to a fair hearing – Obligation to state reasons

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 39, 42, 45-47)

**Re:**

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|  | ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 February 2006 in Case R 3/2005-2 relating to opposition proceedings between Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG and Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG. |

**Information relating to the case**

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| Applicant for the Community trade mark: | Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG |
| Community trade mark sought: | Figurative mark VITAL FIT for goods in Class 32 – Application No 1457951 |
| Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: | Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG |
| Mark or sign cited in opposition: | National word mark VITAFIT for goods in Class 32 – Application No 1050163 |
| 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 Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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