Community trade mark Opposition proceedings Relative ground for refusal Likelihood of confusion Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Similarity of the signs Application for Community figurative mark Solaria Earlier national figurative mark SOLARTIA Similarity of the services
Sumário
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 December 2010.
DTL Corporación, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Solaria - Earlier national figurative mark SOLARTIA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the services - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
Case T-188/10.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 December 2010 – DTL v OHIM – Gestión de Recursos y Soluciones Empresariales (Solaria)
(Case T-188/10)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark Solaria – Earlier national figurative mark SOLARTIA – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the services – Similarity of the signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) 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 25-26, 45, 52)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 February 2010 (Case R 767/2009-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Gestión de Recursos y Soluciones Empresariales SL and DTL Corporación SL. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
DTL Corporación, SL |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Figurative mark containing the word element Solaria for services in Classes 37, 41 and 42 – Application No 5153325 |
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Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
Gestiόn de Recursos y Soluciones Empresariales, SL |
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Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
Spanish figurative mark containing the word element SOLARTIA No 2689747 for services in Classes 37 and 42 |
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Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition partially upheld |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders DTL Corporación SL to pay the costs. |