CELEX: 62012TA0247
Language: en
Date: 2014-05-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-247/12: Judgment of the General Court of 20 May 2014  — Argo Group International Holdings v OHIM — Arisa Assurances (ARIS) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark ARIS — Earlier Community figurative mark ARISA ASSURANCES S.A. — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Coexistence of earlier marks on the market — Principle of American law known as the ‘Morehouse defense’  — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

30.6.2014   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 202/20
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 20 May 2014 — Argo Group International Holdings v OHIM — Arisa Assurances (ARIS)
   (Case T-247/12) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark ARIS - Earlier Community figurative mark ARISA ASSURANCES S.A. - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Coexistence of earlier marks on the market - Principle of American law known as the ‘Morehouse defense’ - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   2014/C 202/25
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (Hamilton, Bermuda, United Kingdom) (represented by: R. Hoy, S. Levine and N. Edbrooke, Solicitors)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Arisa Assurances SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: H. Bock, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 March 2012 (Case R 193/2011-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Arisa Assurances SA and Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Argo Group International Holdings Ltd to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 243, 11.8.2012.