2.8.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 197/23


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 26 June 2008 — SHS Polar Sistemas Informáticos v OHIM — Polaris Software Lab (POLARIS)

(Case T-79/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark POLARIS - Earlier Community word mark POLAR - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2008/C 197/39)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: SHS Polar Sistemas Informáticos SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: C. Hernández Hernández, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Polaris Software Lab Ltd (Chennai, India)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 January 2007 (Case R 658/2006-2) relating to opposition proceedings between SHS Polar Sistemas Informáticos SL and Polaris Software Lab Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the application;

2.

Orders SHS Polar Sistemas Informáticos SL to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 95, 28.4.2007.