CELEX: 62006TA0111
Language: en
Date: 2007-11-21 00:00:00
Title: Case T-111/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 21 November 2007 — Wesergold Getränkeindustrie v OHIM — Lidl Stiftung (VITAL FIT) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the 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 40/94 — Right to a fair hearing — Obligation to state reasons)

12.1.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 8/14
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 21 November 2007 — Wesergold Getränkeindustrie v OHIM — Lidl Stiftung (VITAL FIT)
   (Case T-111/06) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the 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 40/94 - Right to a fair hearing - Obligation to state reasons)
   (2008/C 8/26)
   Language of the case: German
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. 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: G. Schneider, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court of First Instance: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Schaeffer, lawyer)
   Re:
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 February 2006 in Case R 3/2005-2 relating to opposition proceedings between Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG and Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 143, 17.6.2006.