Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 16.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 184/26 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 29 April 2014 — Asos v OHIM — Maier (ASOS)

(Case T-647/11)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2014184EN.01002602-E0001)

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

2014/C 184/45

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Asos plc (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: P. Kavanagh, Solicitor, and A. Edwards-Stuart, Barrister)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Roger Maier (San Pietro di Stabio, Switzerland) (represented by: U. Lüken, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 October 2011 (Case R 2215/2010-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Roger Maier and Asos plc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Dismisses Mr Roger Maier’s application; |

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| 3. | Orders Asos plc to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM); |

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| 4. | Orders Mr Maier to bear his own costs. |

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