CELEX: 62007TA0281
Language: en
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-281/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November 2008 — ecoblue v OHIM — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Ecoblue) (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)

10.1.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 6/27
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November 2008 — ecoblue v OHIM — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Ecoblue)
   (Case T-281/07) (1)
   
   (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:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders ecoblue AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 235, 6.10.2007.