Community trade mark Relative grounds for refusal Likelihood of confusion Invalidity proceedings Community word mark PORTO ALEGRE Earlier national word mark VISTA ALEGRE Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
Sumário
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 September 2010.
Sociedade Quinta do Portal, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark PORTO ALEGRE - Earlier national word mark VISTA ALEGRE - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
Case T-369/09.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 September 2010 – Quinta do Portal v OHIM – Vallegre (PORTO ALEGRE)
(Case T-369/09)
Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark PORTO ALEGRE – Earlier national word mark VISTA ALEGRE – Relative grounds for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
Community trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds of invalidity – Registration contrary to Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 53(1)(a)) (see paras 19, 30)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 June 2009 (Case R 1012/2008-1) concerning invalidity proceedings between Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, SA and Sociedade Quinta do Portal SA. |
Information relating to the case
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Registered Community trade mark of which cancellation sought: |
Word mark PORTO ALEGRE for goods in Class 33 |
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Proprietor of the Community trade mark: |
Sociedade Quinta do Portal, SA |
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Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: |
Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, SA |
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Trade mark of the party seeking cancellation: |
Earlier Portuguese word mark VISTA ALEGRE for goods in Class 33 |
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Decision of the Cancellation Division: |
Community word mark PORTO ALEGRE declared invalid |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Sociedade Quinta do Portal SA to pay the costs. |