Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 7.1.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 6/14 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2011 — Chabou v OHIM — Chalou (CHABOU)

(Case T-323/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012006EN.01001401-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark CHABOU - Earlier national and international word marks Chalou - Refusal to register - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 12(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2012/C 6/23

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Chickmouza Chabou (Rheine, Germany) (represented by: K.-J. Triebold, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schäffner, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Chalou GmbH (Herschweiler-Pettersheim, Germany) (represented by: T. Träger, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 May 2010 (Case R 1165/2009-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Chalou GmbH and Chickmouza Chabou

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | orders Mr Chickmouza Chabou to pay the costs. |

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