Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark James Jones - Earlier Community word mark JACK & JONES - 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 207/2009).

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 23 February 2010 – Özdemir v OHIM – Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 (James Jones) (Case T-11/09) Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark James Jones – Earlier Community word mark JACK & JONES – 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 207/2009 Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 21, 38) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 November 2008 (Case R 858/2007-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 and Mr Rahmi Özdemir. Information relating to the case Applicant for the Community trade mark: Rahmi Özdemir Community trade mark sought: Word mark James Jones for goods in Class 25 Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community trade mark registration No 1107747 of the word mark JACK & JONES for goods in Classes 3, 18 and 25; United Kingdom trade mark registration No 2063437 of the word mark JACK & JONES for goods in Class 25; Benelux trade mark registration No 474622 of the word mark JACK & JONES for goods in Class 25; Denmark trade mark registration No VR 1990 06569 of the word mark JACK & JONES for goods in Class 25 Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Mr Rahmi Özdemir to pay the costs.