CELEX: 62012TA0193
Language: en
Date: 2015-01-22 00:00:00
Title: Case T-193/12: Judgment of the General Court of 22 January 2015  — MIP Metro v OHIM — Holsten Brauerei (H) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Community — Figurative mark H — Earlier national figurative mark H — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Failure to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

9.3.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 81/15
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 22 January 2015 — MIP Metro v OHIM — Holsten Brauerei (H)
   (Case T-193/12) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Community - Figurative mark H - Earlier national figurative mark H - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Failure to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2015/C 081/18)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: J.-C. Plate and R. Kaase, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Holsten-Brauerei AG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: N. Hebeis and R. Douglas, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 February 2012 (Case R 2340/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Holsten-Brauerei AG and MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 194, 30.6.2012.