Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.4.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 136/30 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2016 — BrandGroup v OHIM — Brauerei S. Riegele, Inh. Riegele (SPEZOOMIX)

(Case T-557/14)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2016136EN.01003002-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark SPEZOOMIX - Earlier Community word mark Spezi - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 136/43)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: BrandGroup GmbH (Bechtsrieth, Germany) (represented by: T. Raible, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially G. Schneider and A. Schifko, and subsequently A. Schifko, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Brauerei S. Riegele, Inh. Riegele KG (Augsburg, Germany) (represented by: R. Schlecht, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 May 2014 (Case R 941/2013-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Brauerei S. Riegele, Inh. Riegele KG and BrandGroup GmbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders BrandGroup GmbH to pay the costs. |

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