Community trade mark Opposition proceedings Relative ground for refusal Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Likelihood of confusion Similarity of the signs Similarity of the services Application for Community figurative mark medidata Earlier national word mark MeDiTA
Sumário
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 30 September 2010.
PVS - Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark medidata - Earlier national word mark MeDiTA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Similarity of the services - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-270/09.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 30 September 2010 – PVS v OHIM – MeDiTa Medizinische Kurierdienst (medidata)
(Case T-270/09)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark medidata – Earlier national word mark MeDiTA – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – Similarity of the services – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now 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 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 30-31, 54-55)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 May 2009 (Case R 1724/2007-4) relating to opposition proceedings between MeDiTA Medizinische Kurierdienst- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH and PVS – Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
PVS – Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Figurative mark medidata in the colours blue, grey and white for services in Classes 35, 36, 41, 42 and 44 – Application No 4495842 |
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Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
MeDiTA Medizinische Kurierdienst- und Handelsgesellschaft mbH |
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Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
German word mark MeDiTA for services in Classes 35 and 39, whereas the opposition is directed against registration in Class 35 |
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Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition upheld |
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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 Privatärztliche Verrechnungsstelle Rhein-Ruhr GmbH to pay the costs. |