25.1.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 27/44
Judgment of the General Court of 26 November 2015 — Bionecs v OHIM — Fidia farmaceutici (BIONECS)
(Case T-262/14) (1)
((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark BIONECS - Earlier international word mark BIONECT - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2016/C 027/54)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Bionecs GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: M. Knitter, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: L. Rampini, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Fidia farmaceutici SpA (Abano Terme, Italy) (represented by: R. Kunz-Hallstein, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 February 2014 (Case R 1179/2013/1) concerning opposition proceedings between Fidia Farmaceutici SpA and Bionecs GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Bionecs GmbH to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 235, 21.7.2014.
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