Court of Justice (Third Chamber) 24 May 2012, C‑196/11 P (Formula One Licensing BV v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) and Global Sports Media Ltd.)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Third Chamber) 24 May 2012 ( *1 ) ‛Appeal — Community trade mark — Figurative mark ‘F1-Live’ — Opposition by the proprietor of international and national word marks F1 and Community figurative mark F1 Formula 1 — Lack of distinctive character — Descriptive element — Removal of the protection provided to an earlier national trade mark — Likelihood of confusion’ In Case