CELEX: 62011TA0604
Language: en
Date: 2014-02-04 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases T-604/11 and T-292/12: Judgment of the General Court of 4 February 2014 — Mega Brands v OHIM — Diset (MAGNEXT) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark MAGNEXT and word mark MAGNEXT — Earlier national word mark MAGNET 4 — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

15.3.2014   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 78/8
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 4 February 2014 — Mega Brands v OHIM — Diset (MAGNEXT)
   (Joined Cases T-604/11 and T-292/12) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark MAGNEXT and word mark MAGNEXT - Earlier national word mark MAGNET 4 - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2014/C 78/15
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Mega Brands International, Luxembourg, Zweigniederlassung Zug (Zug, Switzerland) [represented by: A. Nordemann, lawyer (Case T-604/11) and T. Boddien, lawyer (Case T-292/12)]
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Diset, SA (Barcelona, Spain)
   
      Re:
   
   Two actions brought against the decisions of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 September 2011 (Case R 1695/2010-4) and of 24 April 2012 (Case R 1722/2011-4) concerning two sets of opposition proceedings between Diset SA and Mega Brands International, Luxembourg, Zweigniederlassung Zug.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Orders that Cases T-604/11 and T-292/12 be joined for the purposes of judgment;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 27 September 2011 (Case R 1695/2010-4) in Case T-604/11;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Dismisses the action in Case T-604/11 as to the remainder;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Dismisses the action in Case T-292/12;
            
         
               5.
            
            
               Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mega Brands International, Luxembourg, Zweigniederlassung Zug in Case T-604/11;
            
         
               6.
            
            
               Orders Mega Brands International, Luxembourg, Zweigniederlassung Zug to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by OHIM in Case T-292/12.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 32, 4.2.2012.