7.12.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 406/29


Judgment of the General Court of 22 October 2015 — Enosi Mastichoparagogon v OHIM — Gaba International (ELMA)

(Case T-309/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Community - Word mark ELMA - Earlier Community word mark ELMEX - Refusal to register - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2015/C 406/28)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Enosi Mastichoparagogon Chiou (Chios, Greece) (represented by: A.-E. Malami, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Gaba International Holding GmbH (Therwil, Switzerland) (represented by: G. Schindler, M. Zintler and P. Nagel, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 March 2013 (Case R 1539/2012-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Gaba International Holding GmbH and Enosi Mastichoparagogon Chiou.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Enosi Mastichoparagogon Chiou to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 2263, 3.8.2013.