CELEX: 62008TA0374
Language: en
Date: 2011-07-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-374/08: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2011 — Aldi Einkauf v OHIM — Illinois Tools Works (TOP CRAFT) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark TOP CRAFT — Earlier national figurative marks Krafft — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) — Genuine use of the earlier marks — Article 43(2) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) of Regulation 207/2009) and Rule 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)

27.8.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 252/32
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2011 — Aldi Einkauf v OHIM — Illinois Tools Works (TOP CRAFT)
   (Case T-374/08) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark TOP CRAFT - Earlier national figurative marks Krafft - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Genuine use of the earlier marks - Article 43(2) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) of Regulation 207/2009) and Rule 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)
   2011/C 252/74
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG (Essen, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, U. Rademacher, L. Kolks and C. Fürsen, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Pethke, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Illinois Tools Works, Inc. (Glenview, United States)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 June 2008 (Case No R 952/2007-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Illinois Tools Works, Inc. and Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 25 June 2008 (Case No R 952/2007-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Illinois Tools Works, Inc. and Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               orders OHIM to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 313, 6.12.2008.