16.3.2013
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 79/17
Judgment of the General Court of 4 February 2013 — Hartmann v OHIM — Protecsom (DIGNITUDE)
(Case T-504/11) (1)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark DIGNITUDE - Earlier national and Community word marks Dignity - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity between the goods - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2013/C 79/31
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Paul Hartmann AG (Heidenheim, Germany) (represented by: N. Aicher, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Protecsom SAS (Valognes, France)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Chamber of Appeal of OHIM of 28 July 2011 (Case R 1197/2010-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Paul Hartmann AG and Protecsom SAS.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Paul Hartmann AG to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 340, 19.11.2011.
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