CELEX: 62010TA0244
Language: en
Date: 2012-05-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-244/10: Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2012 — Tsakiris-Mallas v OHIM — Seven (7 Seven Fashion Shoes) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark 7 Seven Fashion Shoes — Earlier national figurative marks Seven and 7seven — Partial refusal to register — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

23.6.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 184/10
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 8 May 2012 — Tsakiris-Mallas v OHIM — Seven (7 Seven Fashion Shoes)
   (Case T-244/10) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark 7 Seven Fashion Shoes - Earlier national figurative marks Seven and 7seven - Partial refusal to register - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2012/C 184/16
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Tsakiris-Mallas AE (Athens, Greece) (represented by: N. Simantiras, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Seven SpA (Leinì, Italy) (represented by D. Sindico, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 March 2012 (R 1045/2009-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Seven SpA and Tsakiris-Mallas AE.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Tsakiris-Mallas AE to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 221, 14.8.2010.