21.3.2009
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 69/37
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 February 2009 — Bayern Innovativ v OHIM — Life Sciences Partners Perstock (LifeScience)
(Case T-413/07) (1)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the figurative Community trade mark LifeScience - Earlier Community trade mark Life Sciences Partners - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
(2009/C 69/85)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Bayern Innovativ — Bayerische Gesellschaft für Innovation und Wissenstransfer mbH (Nuremberg, Germany) (represented by: A. Beschorner, B. Glaser and C. Thomas, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Life Sciences Partners Perstock NV (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 2 August 2007 (Case R 1545/2006-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Life Sciences Partners Perstock NV and Bayern Innovativ — Bayerische Gesellschaft für Innovation und Wissenstransfer mbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Bayern Innovativ — Bayerische Gesellschaft für Innovation und Wissenstransfer mbH to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 8, 12.1.2008.
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