Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 31.8.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 252/30 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2013 — Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones v OHIM — MIP Metro (METRO)

(Case T-197/12)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2013252EN.01003001-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark METRO - Earlier Community figurative mark GRUPOMETROPOLIS - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Right to a fair hearing - Article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Articles 75 and 76 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2013/C 252/48

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: J.-C. Plate and R. Kaase, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 March 2012 (Case R 2440/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones, SL and MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones, SL to pay the costs. |

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