Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.5.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 138/14 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 28 March 2012 — Hipp v OHIM — Nestlé (Bebio)

(Case T-41/09) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2012138EN.01001403-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Bebio - Earlier Community word mark and international word mark BEBA - Partial refusal of registration - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2012/C 138/25)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Hipp & Co. KG (Sachseln, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey and A. Bognár, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Société des produits Nestlé SA (Vevey, Switzerland) (represented: initially by I. Valdelomar Serrano and subsequently by R. Mottola and D. Gabarre Armengol, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 November 2008 (Case R 1790/2007-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Société des Produits Nestlé, S.A. and Hipp & Co KG

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Hipp & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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