Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.2.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 55/10 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2013 — Lidl Stiftung v OHIM — Lactimilk (BELLRAM)

(Case T-237/11)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2013055EN.01001002-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark BELLRAM - Earlier national word and figurative marks RAM and Ram - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Right to be heard - Articles 63(2), 75 and 76 of Regulation No 207/2009 - Opposition period)

2013/C 55/16

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: T. Träger, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Klüpfel and D. Walicka, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Lactimilk, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: P. Casamitjana Lleonart, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 March 2011 (Case R 1154/2009-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Lactimilk, SA and Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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