Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 15 September 2009 – Royal Appliance International v OHIM – BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte (Centrixx)
(Case T-446/07)
Community trade mark – Opposition procedure – Application for Community word mark Centrixx – Earlier national word mark sensixx – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – 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 25-33, 59-64)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 October 2007 (Case R 572/2006-4) concerning opposition proceedings between BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH and Royal Appliance International GmbH.
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark:
Royal Appliance International GmbH
Community trade mark sought:
Word mark ‘Centrixx’ for goods in Class 7 – Application No 3016227
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
Mark or sign cited in opposition:
German word mark ‘sensixx’ for goods in Class 7 – Registration No 30244090
Decision of the Opposition Division:
Opposition dismissed
Decision of the Board of Appeal:
Annulment of the decision of the Opposition Division and refusal of the application for registration of the mark
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Royal Appliance International GmbH to pay the costs.
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