11.8.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 261/22


Judgment of the General Court of 26 June 2014 — Basic v OHIM — Repsol YPF (basic)

(Case T-372/11) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark basic - Earlier Community figurative mark BASIC - Relative ground for refusal - Similarity of the services - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2014/C 261/44

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Basic AG Lebensmittelhandel (Munich, Germany) (represented by: D. Altenburg and H. Bickel, lawyers)

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, intervener before the General Court: Repsol YPF, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.-B. Devaureix, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 March 2011 (Case R 1440/2010-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Repsol YPF SA and Basic AG Lebensmittelhandel.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1)

Dismisses the action;

2)

Orders Basic AG Lebensmittelhandel to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 269, 10.9.2011.