Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 10.1.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 6/27 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November 2008 — ecoblue v OHIM — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Ecoblue)

(Case T-281/07)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2009006EN.01002701-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark Ecoblue - Earlier Community word mark BLUE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2009/C 6/54)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: ecoblue AG (Munich-Bogenhausen, Germany) (represented by: C. Osterrieth and T. Schmitz, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA (Madrid, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 April 2007 (Case R 844/2006-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA and ecoblue AG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders ecoblue AG to pay the costs. |

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