CELEX: 62011TA0451
Language: en
Date: 2013-01-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-451/11: Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2013 — Gigabyte Technology v OHIM — Haskins (Gigabyte) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark Gigabyte — Earlier Community word mark GIGABITER — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

23.2.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 55/11
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2013 — Gigabyte Technology v OHIM — Haskins (Gigabyte)
   (Case T-451/11) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Gigabyte - Earlier Community word mark GIGABITER - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2013/C 55/18
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd (Taipei, Taiwan) (represented by: F. Schwerbrock, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Robert A. Haskins (Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 May 2011 (Case R 2047/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Robert A. Haskins and Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 298, 8.10.2011.