26.5.2014
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 159/23
Judgment of the General Court of 4 April 2014 — Golam v OHIM — Derby Cycle Werke (FOCUS extreme)
(Case T-568/12) (1)
((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark FOCUS extreme - Earlier national word mark FOCUS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2014/C 159/31
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Sofia Golam (Athens, Greece) (represented by: N. Trovas, 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, intervener before the General Court: Derby Cycle Werke GmbH (Cloppenburg, Germany) (represented by: U. Gedert, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 October 2012 (Case R 2327/2011-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Derby Cycle Werke GmbH and Sofia Golam.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Sofia Golam to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 63, 2.3.2013.
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