10.9.2011   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 269/48


Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2011 — Inter IKEA Systems v OHIM — Meteor Controls (GLÄNSA)

(Case T-88/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark GLÄNSA - Earlier Community word mark GLANZ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2011/C 269/106

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Inter IKEA Systems BV (Delft, Netherlands) (represented by: J. Gulliksson, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Pethke, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Meteor Controls International Ltd (Cookstown, United Kingdom)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 December 2009 (Case R 529/2009-2) in relation to opposition proceedings between Meteor Controls International Ltd and Inter IKEA Systems BV

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Inter IKEA Systems BV to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 113, 1.5.2010.