Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 22.12.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 315/33 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 November 2007 — Sunplus Technology v OHIM — Sun Microsystems (SUN PLUS)

(Case T-38/04)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2007315EN.01003301-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative mark SUNPLUS - Earlier national word mark SUN - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity between goods - Similarity between marks)

(2007/C 315/61)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Sunplus Technology Co. Ltd (Hsinchu, Taiwan) (represented by: H. Eichmann, G. Barth, U. Blumenröder, C. Niklas-Falter, M. Kinkeldey, K. Brandt, A. Franke, U. Stephani, B. Allekotte, E. Pfrang, K. Lochner, B. Ertle, C. Neuhierl and S. Prückner, Lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the Court of First Instance: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Palo Alto, California, United States of America) (represented by: M. Graf, Lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 October 2003 (Case R 642/2000-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Sunplus Technology Co. Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Sunplus Technology Co. Ltd to pay the costs. |

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