CELEX: 62013TA0172
Language: en
Date: 2015-01-22 00:00:00
Title: Case T-172/13: Judgment of the General Court of 22 January 2015  — Novomatic v OHIM — Simba Toys (AFRICAN SIMBA) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark AFRICAN SIMBA — Earlier national figurative mark Simba — Relative ground for refusal — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)

9.3.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 81/17
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 22 January 2015 — Novomatic v OHIM — Simba Toys (AFRICAN SIMBA)
   (Case T-172/13) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark AFRICAN SIMBA - Earlier national figurative mark Simba - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2015/C 081/21)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Novomatic AG (Gumpoldskirchen, Austria) (represented by: W. Mosing, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Schifko, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG (Fürth, Germany) (represented by: O. Ruhl and C. Sachs, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 January 2013 (Case R 157/2012-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG and Novomatic AG.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Novomatic AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 141, 18.5.2013.