Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 28.5.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 160/17 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 — Tubesca v OHIM — Tubos del Mediterráneo (T TUMESA TUBOS DEL MEDITERRANEO S.A.)

(Case T-98/09)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2011160EN.01001702-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark T TUMESA TUBOS DEL MEDITERRANEO S.A. - Earlier national word mark and international figurative mark TUBESCA - Relative ground of refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2011/C 160/23

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Tubesca (Ailly-sur-Noye, France) (represented by: F. Greffe, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Tubos del Mediterráneo S.A. (Sagunto, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 December 2008 (Case R 518/2008-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Tubesca and Tubos del Mediterráneo S.A.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Tubesca to pay the costs. |

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