CELEX: 62011TA0605
Language: en
Date: 2014-12-10 00:00:00
Title: Case T-605/11: Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2014  — Novartis v OHIM — Dr Organic (BIOCERT) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark BIOCERT — Earlier national word mark BIOCEF — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2.2.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 34/32
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2014 — Novartis v OHIM — Dr Organic (BIOCERT)
   (Case T-605/11) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark BIOCERT - Earlier national word mark BIOCEF - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   (2015/C 034/35)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Dr Organic Ltd (Swansea, United Kingdom)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 September 2011 (Case R 1030/2010-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Novartis AG and Dr Organic Ltd.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1)
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 28 September 2011 (Case R 1030/2010-4).
            
         
               2)
            
            
               Orders OHIM to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 32, 4.2.2012.