1.8.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 180/46


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 18 June 2009 — LIBRO Handelsgesellschaft mbH v OHIM — Dagmar Causley (LiBRO)

(Case T-418/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark LiBRO - Earlier Community figurative mark LIBERO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/09) - Partial refusal of registration - Application for annulment brought by the intervener - Article 134(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance - Signature of the response setting out grounds of appeal before the Board of Appeal - Admissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal)

2009/C 180/84

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: LIBRO Handelsgesellschaft mbH (Guntramsdorf, Austria) (represented by: G. Prantl, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Dagmar Causley (Pleidelsheim, Germany) (represented by: W. Günther, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 September 2007 (Case R 1454/2005-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Dagmar Causley and LIBRO Handelsgesellschaft mbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Dismisses the application of Dagmar Causley;

3.

Orders LIBRO Handelsgesellschaft mbH to pay the costs, with the exception of those of Dagmar Causley;

4.

Orders Dagmar Causley to bear her own costs.


(1)  OJ C 8, 12.01.2008.