Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 September 2011.#Olive Line International, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).#Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark O-live - Earlier national trade name Olive line - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Right to prohibit use of a subsequent mark - Likelihood of confusion - Article 7 of the Spanish Trade Mark Law and Article 8(1) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 8(1) of Regulation No 207/2009).#Case T-485/07.

ECLI:EU:T:2011:467Eu Chamb 06 TSep 14, 2011

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Subject of the case
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Subject of the case

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 September 2007 (Case R 1478/2006-2) in opposition proceedings between Olive Line International, SL, and Mr Reinhard Knopf.

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The Court:

1. Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 26 September 2007 (Case R 1478/2006-2);

2. Orders OHIM to pay the costs;

3. Orders Mr Reinhard Knopf to bear his own costs.

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