CELEX: 62008TA0581
Language: en
Date: 2011-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Case T-581/08: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2011 — Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional v OHIM — Proton Motor Fuel Cell (PM PROTON MOTOR) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark PM PROTON MOTOR — Earlier national, Benelux and Community word and figurative marks PROTON — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Lack of similarity between the goods and services — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009))

12.11.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 331/17
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2011 — Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional v OHIM — Proton Motor Fuel Cell (PM PROTON MOTOR)
   (Case T-581/08) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark PM PROTON MOTOR - Earlier national, Benelux and Community word and figurative marks PROTON - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Lack of similarity between the goods and services - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   2011/C 331/31
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd (Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia) (represented by: J. Blind, C. Kleiner and S. Ziegler, lawyers)
   
      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, intervener before the General Court: Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH (Puchheim, Germany) (represented by: C. Sedlmeir, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 October 2008 (Case R 1675/2007-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd and Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The General Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 69, 21.3.2009.