CELEX: 62009TA0112
Language: en
Date: 2010-09-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-112/09: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2010 — Icebreaker v OHIM — Gilmar (ICEBREAKER) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark ICEBREAKER — Earlier national word mark ICEBERG — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Partial refusal to register — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

23.10.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 288/39
            
         
      Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2010 — Icebreaker v OHIM — Gilmar (ICEBREAKER)
      (Case T-112/09) (1)
      
      (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark ICEBREAKER - Earlier national word mark ICEBERG - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Partial refusal to register - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
      (2010/C 288/75)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Applicant: Icebreaker Ltd (Wellington, New Zealand) (represented by: L. Prehn, lawyer)
      
         Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, Agent)
      
         Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Gilmar SpA (San Giovanni in Marignano, Italy) (represented by: P. Perani and P. Pozzi, lawyers)
      
         Re:
      
      Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 January 2009 (Case R 1536/2007-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Gilmar SpA and Icebreaker Ltd.
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the action;
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Icebreaker Ltd to bear the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 113, 16.5.2009.