CELEX: 62009TA0061
Language: en
Date: 2011-12-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-61/09: Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2011 — Meica v OHIM — Bösinger Fleischwaren (Schinken King) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark Schinken King — Earlier national word mark King — Earlier national and Community word marks Curry King — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Duty to state reasons — Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))

4.2.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 32/19
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2011 — Meica v OHIM — Bösinger Fleischwaren (Schinken King)
   (Case T-61/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Schinken King - Earlier national word mark King - Earlier national and Community word marks Curry King - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Duty to state reasons - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
   2012/C 32/36
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Meica Ammerländisch Fleischwarenfabrik Fritz Meinen GmbH & Co. KG (Edewecht, Germany) (represented by: S. Russlies, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Führer and G. Schneider, Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Bösinger Fleischwaren GmbH (Bösingen, Germany)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 December 2008 (Case R 1049/2007-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Meica Ammerländisch Fleischwarenfabrik Fritz Meinen GmbH & Co. KG and Bösinger Fleischwaren GmbH
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 11 December 2008 (Case R 1049/2007-1);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Meica Ammerländisch Fleischwarenfabrik Fritz Meinen GmbH & Co. KG.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 102, 1.5.2009.