16.11.2013
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 336/17
Judgment of the General Court of 16 September 2013 — Knut IP Management v OHIM — Zoologischer Garten Berlin (KNUT — DER EISBÄR)
(Case T-250/10) (1)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark KNUT – DER EISBÄR - Earlier national word mark KNUD - 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))
2013/C 336/34
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Knut IP Management Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented: initially by C. Jaeckel, then by J. Steinberg, lawyers)
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, intervening before the General Court: Zoologischer Garten Berlin AG (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: J. Schulz and P. Vatankhah, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 March 2010 (Case R 650/2009-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Zoologischer Garten Berlin AG and Knut IP Management Ltd.
Operative part of the judgment
The General Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Knut IP Management Ltd to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 209, 31.7.2010.
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