Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 24.1.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 19/27 |

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Order of the Court of First Instance of 2 December 2008 — Harman International Industries v OHIM — Becker (Barbara Becker)

(Case T-212/07)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2009019EN.01002702-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark Barbara Becker - Earlier Community word mark BECKER - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2009/C 19/51)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Harman International Industries, Inc. (Northridge, California, United States) (represented by: M. Vanhegan, Barrister)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Barbara Becker (Miami, Florida, United States) (represented by: P. Baronikians, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 March 2007 (Case R 502/2006-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Harman International Industries, Inc. and Barbara Becker.

Operative part of the order

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 7 March 2007 (Case R 502/2006-1); |

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| 2. | Dismisses as inadmissible the application of Harman International Industries, Inc., requesting that the application for registration of Barbara Becker as a Community trade mark be rejected; |

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| 3. | Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and pay the costs of Harman International Industries; |

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| 4. | Orders Barbara Becker to bear her own costs. |

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