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**Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 17 September 2008 – FVB v OHIM – FVD (FVB)**

**(Case T-10/07)**

Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark FVB – Earlier national word mark FVD – Relative grounds for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94

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 51-57)

**Re:**

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|  | ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 November 2006 (Case R 1343/2005-4), relating to opposition proceedings between FVD Gesellschaft für Finanzplanung und Vorsorgemanagement Deutschland mbH and FVB Gesellschaft für Finanz- und Versorgungsberatung mbH. |

**Information relating to the case**

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| Applicant for the Community trade mark: | FVB Gesellschaft für Finanz- und Versorgungsberatung mbH |
| Community trade mark sought: | Word mark FVB for services in Classes 35 and 36 – Application No 2126175 |
| Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: | FVD Gesellschaft für Finanzplanung und Vermögensberatung Deutschland mbH (formerly FVD Gesellschaft für Finanzplanung und Vorsorgemanagement Deutschland mbH) |
| Mark or sign cited in opposition: | National word mark FVD for services in Class 36. |
| Decision of the Opposition Division: | Opposition upheld; partial rejection of the application for registration |
| 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 FVB Gesellschaft für Finanz- und Versorgungsberatung mbH to pay the costs. |

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