CELEX: 62007TA0212
Language: en
Date: 2008-12-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-212/07: Order of the Court of First Instance of 2 December 2008 — Harman International Industries v OHIM — Becker (Barbara Becker) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark Barbara Becker — Earlier Community word mark BECKER — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

24.1.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 19/27
            
         Order of the Court of First Instance of 2 December 2008 — Harman International Industries v OHIM — Becker (Barbara Becker)
   (Case T-212/07) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark Barbara Becker - Earlier Community word mark BECKER - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
   (2009/C 19/51)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Harman International Industries, Inc. (Northridge, California, United States) (represented by: M. Vanhegan, Barrister)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Barbara Becker (Miami, Florida, United States) (represented by: P. Baronikians, lawyer)
   Re:
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 March 2007 (Case R 502/2006-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Harman International Industries, Inc. and Barbara Becker.
   Operative part of the order
   
               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 7 March 2007 (Case R 502/2006-1);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses as inadmissible the application of Harman International Industries, Inc., requesting that the application for registration of Barbara Becker as a Community trade mark be rejected;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and pay the costs of Harman International Industries;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders Barbara Becker to bear her own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 183, 4.8.2007.