Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 13.3.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 63/46 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 21 January 2010 — G-Star Raw Denim v OHIM — ESGW (G Stor)

(Case T-309/08)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2010063EN.01004602-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark G Stor - Earlier national and Community word and figurative marks G-STAR and G-STAR RAW DENIM - Relative ground for refusal - Absence of similarity between the marks - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2010/C 63/81

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: G-Star Raw Denim kft (Budapest, Hungary) (represented by: G. Vos, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis and J. Novais Gonçalves, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: ESGW Holdings Ltd (Road Town, British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 April 2008 (R 1232/2007-1), relating to opposition proceedings between G-Star Raw Denim kft and ESGW Holdings Ltd

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders G-Star Raw Denim kft to pay the costs. |

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