Community trade mark Obligation to state reasons Opposition proceedings Relative ground for refusal No likelihood of confusion Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Application for Community figurative mark acsensa Earlier Community and national word and figurative marks ACCENTURE and accenture No similarity of signs Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009
Sumário
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 October 2010.
Accenture Global Services GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark acsensa - Earlier Community and national word and figurative marks ACCENTURE and accenture - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity of signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Obligation to state reasons - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-244/09.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 October 2010 – Accenture Global Services v OHIM – Silver Creek Properties (acsensa)
(Case T-244/09)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark acsensa – Earlier Community and national word and figurative marks ACCENTURE and accenture – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity of signs – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) – Duty to state reasons – Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 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 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 19, 26)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 March 2009 (Case R 802/2008-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Accenture Global Services GmbH and Silver Creek Properties SA. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Silver Creek Properties SA |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Figurative mark acsensa for goods and services in Classes 9, 35, 36, 38, 41 and 42 |
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Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
Accenture Global Services GmbH |
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Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
German trade mark registration for the word mark ACCENTURE for goods and services in Classes 9, 16, 35 to 37, 41 and 42; German trade mark registration of the figurative mark accenture for goods and services in Classes 9, 16, 35 to 37, 41 and 42; Community trade mark registration of the word mark ACCENTURE for goods and services in Classes 9, 16, 35 to 37, 41 and 42; Community trade mark registration of the figurative mark accenture for goods and services in Classes 9, 16, 35 to 37, 41 and 42 |
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Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition dismissed in its entirety |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Accenture Global Services GmbH to pay the costs. |