29.10.2011
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 319/17
Judgment of the General Court of 20 September 2011 — Meica v OHIM — TofuT (TOFUKING)
(Case T-99/10) (1)
(Community trade mark - Opposition procedure - Application for the Community trade mark TOFUKING - Earlier national word mark King - Earlier national and Community word marks Curry King - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2011/C 319/35
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Meica Ammerländische Fleischwarenfabrik Fritz Meinen GmbH & Co KG (Edewecht, Germany) (represented by: S. Russlies, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: TofuT GmbH (Wiesbaum, Germany) (represented by: B. Krause and F. Cordt, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 January 2010 (Case R 63/2009-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Meica Ammerländische Fleischwarenfabrik Fritz Meinen GmbH & Co KG and TofuT GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment:
The Court:
1.
Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 7 January 2010 (Case R 63/2009-4);
2.
Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and those incurred by Meica Ammerländische Fleischwarenfabrik Fritz Meinen GmbH & Co KG;
3.
Orders TofuT GmbH to bear its own costs.
(1) OJ C 113, 1.5.2010.
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