CELEX: 62009TA0228
Language: en
Date: 2011-04-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-228/09: Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 — United States Polo Association v OHIM — Textiles CMG (U.S. POLO ASSN.) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark U.S. POLO ASSN. — Earlier Community and national word marks POLO-POLO — 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))

28.5.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 160/19
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 — United States Polo Association v OHIM — Textiles CMG (U.S. POLO ASSN.)
   (Case T-228/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark U.S. POLO ASSN. - Earlier Community and national word marks POLO-POLO - 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))
   2011/C 160/26
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: United States Polo Association (Lexington, Kentucky, United States) (represented by: P. Goldenbaum, I. Rohr and T. Melchert, 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: Textiles CMG, SA (Onteniente, Spain)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 March 2009 (Case R 886/2008-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Textiles CMG, SA and United States Polo Association.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders United States Polo Association to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 180, 1.8.2009.