CELEX: 62008CB0488
Language: en
Date: 2009-12-04 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases C-488/08 P and C-489/08 P: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 4 December 2009 — Matthias Rath v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Dr. Grandel GmbH (Appeal — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 8(1)(b) — Word marks Epican and Epican Forte — Opposition by the proprietor of the Community word mark EPIGRAN — Likelihood of confusion — Partial rejection of the application for registration — Appeals manifestly inadmissible)

13.3.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 63/18
            
         Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 4 December 2009 — Matthias Rath v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Dr. Grandel GmbH
   (Joined Cases C-488/08 P and C-489/08 P) (1)
   
   (Appeal - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 8(1)(b) - Word marks Epican and Epican Forte - Opposition by the proprietor of the Community word mark EPIGRAN - Likelihood of confusion - Partial rejection of the application for registration - Appeals manifestly inadmissible)
   2010/C 63/27
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Matthias Rath (represented by: S. Ziegler, C. Kleiner and F. Dehn, Rechtsanwälte)
   
      Defendants: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent), Dr. Grandel GmbH
   
      Re:
   
   Appeal brought against the order of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 8 September 2008, Rath v OHIM and Grandel (Case T-373/06) in which the Court of First Instance dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law the action for annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 October 2006 dismissing in part the action brought against the decision of the Opposition Division which, by upholding the opposition by the proprietor of the earlier Community word mark ‘EPIGRAN’, refused to register the word mark ‘EPICAN FORTE’ for goods and services in class 5 — Likelihood of confusion between the two marks
   
      Operative part of the order
   
   
               1.
            
            
               The appeals are dismissed.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Mr Rath is ordered to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 82 of 4.04.2009.