CELEX: 62010TA0157
Language: en
Date: 2012-03-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-157/10: Judgment of the General Court of 23 March 2012 — Barilla v OHIM — Brauerei Schlösser (ALIXIR) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the Community word mark ALIXIR — Earlier national word mark Elixeer — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

5.5.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 133/23
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 23 March 2012 — Barilla v OHIM — Brauerei Schlösser (ALIXIR)
   (Case T-157/10) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the Community word mark ALIXIR - Earlier national word mark Elixeer - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2012/C 133/45
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Barilla G. e R. Fratelli SpA (Parma, Italy) (represented by: A. Vanzetti, G. Sironi and A. Colmano, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Pethke, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Brauerei Schlösser GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: J. Flick, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 January 2010 (case R 820/2009-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Brauerei Schlösser GmbH and Barilla G. e R. Fratelli SpA.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The General Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Barilla G. e R. Fratelli SpA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 148, 5.6.2010.