CELEX: 62008TA0140
Language: en
Date: 2009-10-14 00:00:00
Title: Case T-140/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 October 2009 — Ferrero v OHIM — Tirol Milch (TiMi KiNDERJOGHURT) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community figurative trade mark TiMi KiNDERJOGHURT — Earlier word mark KINDER — Relative ground for refusal — Lack of similarity of the signs — Earlier opposition proceedings — Absence of res judicata — Article 8(1)(b), Article 8(5) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 [now Article 8(1)(b), Article 8(5) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

21.11.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 282/44
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 October 2009 — Ferrero v OHIM — Tirol Milch (TiMi KiNDERJOGHURT)
   (Case T-140/08) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative trade mark TiMi KiNDERJOGHURT - Earlier word mark KINDER - Relative ground for refusal - Lack of similarity of the signs - Earlier opposition proceedings - Absence of res judicata - Article 8(1)(b), Article 8(5) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 [now Article 8(1)(b), Article 8(5) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2009/C 282/83
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Ferrero SpA (Alba, Italy) (represented by: C. Gielen and F. Jacobacci, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Tirol Milch reg.Gen.mbH Innsbruck (Innsbruck, Austria)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2008 (Case R 682/2007-2) relating to invalidity proceedings between Ferrero SpA and Tirol Milch reg.Gen.mbH Innsbruck.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Ferrero SpA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 142, 7.6.2008.