CELEX: 62008TA0084
Language: en
Date: 2011-04-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-84/08: Judgment of the General Court of 7 April 2011 — Intesa Sanpaolo v OHIM — MIP Metro (COMIT) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark COMIT — Earlier national figurative mark Comet — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) — Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 216/96)

21.5.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 152/19
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 7 April 2011 — Intesa Sanpaolo v OHIM — MIP Metro (COMIT)
   (Case T-84/08) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark COMIT - Earlier national figurative mark Comet - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 216/96)
   2011/C 152/33
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Turin, Italy) (represented by: A. Perani and P. Pozzi, 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: MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by R. Kaase, J.-C. Plate and M. Berger, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 December 2007 (Case R 138/2006-4), concerning opposition proceedings between MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG and Intesa Sanpaolo SpA.
   
      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 19 December 2007 (Case R 138/2006-4) to the extent that it dismisses the claim made by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA in respect of the goods in Class 16;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders OHIM to bear its own costs, together with half of the costs incurred by Intesa Sanpaolo;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 116, 9.5.2008.