CELEX: 62009TA0525
Language: en
Date: 2011-09-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-525/09: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2011 — MIP Metro v OHIM — Metronia (METRONIA) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark METRONIA — Earlier national figurative mark METRO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

15.10.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 305/6
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2011 — MIP Metro v OHIM — Metronia (METRONIA)
   (Case T-525/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark METRONIA - Earlier national figurative mark METRO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2011/C 305/07
   Language of the case: English
   
      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. Botis, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Metronia, SA (Madrid, Spain)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 October 2009 (Case R 1315/2006-1), concerning opposition proceedings between MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG and Metronia, SA.
   
      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 80, 27.3.2010.