CELEX: 62009TJ0417
Language: en
Date: 2012-03-29 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 March 2012. # Poslovni Sistem Mercator d.d. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark MERCATOR STUDIOS - Earlier national and international figurative marks Mercator and Mercator Slovenska košarica - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No injury to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009. # Case T-417/09.

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 29 March 2012 — Poslovni Sistem Mercator v OHIM – Mercator Multihull (MERCATOR
            STUDIOS)
      (Case T-417/09)
      Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark MERCATOR STUDIOS — Earlier national and international figurative marks Mercator and Mercator Slovenska košarica — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No injury to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009
      Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services
         — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 23, 32)
      
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 July 2009 (Case R 1031/2008-1), concerning
                  opposition proceedings between Poslovni Sistem Mercator d.d. and Mercator Multihull, Inc.
               
            The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders Poslovni Sistem Mercator d.d. to pay the costs.