CELEX: 62010TA0552
Language: en
Date: 2012-10-25 00:00:00
Title: Case T-552/10: Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2012 — riha v OHIM — Lidl Stiftung (VITAL&FIT) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark VITAL&FIT — Earlier national word mark VITAFIT — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Duty to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

8.12.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 379/22
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2012 — riha v OHIM — Lidl Stiftung (VITAL&FIT)
   (Case T-552/10) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark VITAL&FIT - Earlier national word mark VITAFIT - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Duty to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
   2012/C 379/38
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: riha Richard Hartinger Getränke GmbH & Co. Handels-KG (Rinteln, Germany) (represented by: P. Goldenbaum, T. Melchert and I. Rohr, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Klüpfel and D. Walicka, Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Lidl Stiftund & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Schaeffer and A. Marx, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 October 2010 (Case R 1229/2009-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Lidl Stiftund & Co. KG and riha Richard Hartinger Getränke GmbH & Co. Handels-KG.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders: riha Richard Hartinger Getränke GmbH & Co. Handels-KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 30 of 29.1.2011.