7.2.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 32/33


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 December 2008 — Focus Magazin Verlag v OHIM — Editorial Planeta (FOCUS Radio)

(Case T-357/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark FOCUS Radio - Earlier national word marks FOCUS MILENIUM - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2009/C 32/62)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: B. Müller, R. Schweizer and T. Schwarz, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Editorial Planeta, SA (Barcelona, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 July 2007 (Case R 269/2005-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Editorial Planeta, SA, and Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 269, 10.11.2007.