Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 9.3.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 71/17 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 29 January 2013 — Fon Wireless v OHIM — nfon (nfon)

(Case T-283/11)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2013071EN.01001702-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark nfon - Earlier Community trade mark fon and earlier national word mark FON - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Application for alteration)

2013/C 71/26

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Fon Wireless Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented initially by F. Brandolini Kujman, and then by L. Montoya Terán, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: nfon AG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: S. Schweyer, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 March 2011 (Case R 1017/2009-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Fon Wireless Ltd and nfon AG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | alters the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 18 March 2011 (Case R 1017/2009-4) to the effect that the action brought by nfon AG before the Board of Appeal is dismissed; |

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| 2. | orders OHIM to bear its own costs and those incurred by Fon Wireless Ltd; |

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| 3. | orders nfon to bear its own costs. |

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