CELEX: 62008TA0379
Language: en
Date: 2012-03-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-379/08: Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2012 — Mustang v OHIM — Decathlon (Wavy line) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for a figurative Community mark representing a wavy line — Earlier national and international figurative trade marks representing a white wavy line on a black background — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

28.4.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 126/12
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2012 — Mustang v OHIM — Decathlon (Wavy line)
   (Case T-379/08) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for a figurative Community mark representing a wavy line - Earlier national and international figurative trade marks representing a white wavy line on a black background - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   2012/C 126/23
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG (Künzelsau, Germany) (represented by: A. Klett and K. Weimer, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Pethke, agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Decathlon SA (Villeneuve d’Ascq, France) (represented by: P. Demoly, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 July 2008 (Case R 859/2007-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Decathlon SA and Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 313, 6.12.2008.