Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.6.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 205/30 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2015 — Lidl Stiftung v OHIM — Horno del Espinar (Castello)

(Case T-715/13)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015205EN.01003002-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the figurative Community mark Castello - Earlier national figurative mark ‘Castelló’ - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No (EC) 207/2009 - Right to be heard - Second sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2015/C 205/40)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Wolter, M. Kefferpütz and A. Marx, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Horno del Espinar, S L (El Espinar, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 October 2013 (Case R 2338/2012-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Horno del Espinar, S L and Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1) | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 1 October 2013 (Case R 2338/2012-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Horno del Espinar, S L and Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG; |

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| 2) | Orders OHIM to pay the costs. |

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