Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

**Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 March 2012 — Cadila Healthcare v OHIM – Novartis (ZYDUS)**

**(Case T-288/08)**

Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark ZYDUS — Earlier Community word mark ZIMBUS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the goods — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

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 32, 62-67)

**Re:**

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|  | ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 May 2008 (Case R 1092/2007‑2), relating to opposition proceedings between Novartis AG and Cadila Healthcare Ltd. |

**Operative part**

The Court:

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| 1. |  | Dismisses the application for a ruling that there is no need to adjudicate; |

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| 2. |  | Dismisses the action; |

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| 3. |  | Orders Cadila Healthcare Ltd to pay the costs. |

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