CELEX: 62012TA0463
Language: en
Date: 2014-11-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-463/12: Judgment of the General Court of 6 November 2014  — Popp and Zech v OHIM — Müller-Boré & Partner (MB) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark MB — Earlier Community figurative mark MB&P — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)

15.12.2014   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 448/20
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 6 November 2014 — Popp and Zech v OHIM — Müller-Boré & Partner (MB)
   (Case T-463/12) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark MB - Earlier Community figurative mark MB&P - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2014/C 448/25)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Eugen Popp (Munich, Germany) and Stefan M. Zech (Munich) (represented by: C. Rohnke and M. Jacob initially, then M. Jacob and F. Thiering)
   
      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: Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte (Munich) (represented by: T. Koerl and E. Celenk initially, then K. Kern and B. Maneth, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 July 2012 (Case R 506/2011-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte, on the one hand, and Eugen Popp and Stefan M. Zech, on the other hand.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Eugen Popp and Stefan M. Zech to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 379, 8.12.2012.