CELEX: 62011TA0467
Language: en
Date: 2013-12-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-467/11: Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2013 — Colgate-Palmolive Company v OHIM — dm-drogerie markt (360° SONIC ENERGY) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark 360° SONIC ENERGY — Earlier international word mark SONIC POWER — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

1.2.2014   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 31/8
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2013 — Colgate-Palmolive Company v OHIM — dm-drogerie markt (360° SONIC ENERGY)
   (Case T-467/11) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark 360° SONIC ENERGY - Earlier international word mark SONIC POWER - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2014/C 31/13
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive Company (New York, New York, United States of America) (represented by: M. Zintler and G. Schindler, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG (Karlsruhe, Germany)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 May 2011 (Case R 1094/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG and Colgate-Palmolive Company.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Colgate-Palmolive Company to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 319 of 29.10.2011.