CELEX: 62014TA0687
Language: en
Date: 2016-01-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-687/14: Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2016 — Novomatic v OHIM — Simba Toys (African SIMBA) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark African SIMBA — Prior national figurative mark Simba — Duty to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)

14.3.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 98/42
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2016 — Novomatic v OHIM — Simba Toys (African SIMBA)
   (Case T-687/14) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark African SIMBA - Prior national figurative mark Simba - Duty to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2016/C 098/54)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Novomatic AG (Gumpoldskirchen, Austria) (represented by: W. Mosing, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court: Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG (Fürth, Germany) (represented by: O. Ruhl, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 July 2014 (Case R 2098/2013-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Simba Toys GmbH & Co. KG and Novomatic AG.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Novomatic AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 409, 17.11.2014.