CELEX: 62015TA0075
Language: en
Date: 2016-01-21 00:00:00
Title: Case T-75/15: Judgment of the General Court of 21 January 2016 — Rod Leichtmetallräder v OHIM — Rodi TR (ROD) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community figurative mark ROD — Earlier national figurative marks RODI — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Earlier opposition proceedings — Rule 39(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)

7.3.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 90/16
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 21 January 2016 — Rod Leichtmetallräder v OHIM — Rodi TR (ROD)
   (Case T-75/15) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark ROD - Earlier national figurative marks RODI - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Earlier opposition proceedings - Rule 39(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95))
   (2016/C 090/23)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Rod Leichtmetallräder GmbH (Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany) (represented by: J. Hellenbrand and J. Biener, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Rajh, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Rodi TR, SL, (Lleida, Spain)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 December 2014 (Case R 281/2014-5) relating to invalidity proceedings between Rodi TR, SL and Rod Leichtmetallräder GmbH.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Rod Leichtmetallräder GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 118, 13.4.2015.