Community trade mark Opposition proceedings Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Likelihood of confusion Application for Community figurative mark DOMINIO DE LA VEGA Earlier Community figurative mark PALACIO DE LA VEGA
Sumário
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 16 September 2009.
Dominio de la Vega, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark DOMINIO DE LA VEGA - Earlier Community figurative mark PALACIO DE LA VEGA - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-458/07.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 16 September 2009 – Dominio de la Vega v OHIM – Ambrosio Velasco (DOMINIO DE LA VEGA)
(Case T-458/07)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark DOMINIO DE LA VEGA – Earlier Community figurative mark PALACIO DE LA VEGA – 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 26-29, 45-55)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 October 2007 (Case R 1431/2006-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Ambrosio Velasco, SA and Dominio de la Vega, SL. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Dominio de la Vega, SL |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Figurative mark DOMINIO DE LA VEGA for goods in Classes 33, 42 and 43 – Application No 2789576 |
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Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
Ambrosio Velasco, SA |
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Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
Figurative Community trade mark PALACIO DE LA VEGA for goods in Class 33 – Application No 78147 |
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Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition upheld for all those goods, in Class 33, against which it was directed, and rejection of the application for those goods |
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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 Dominio de la Vega, SL to pay the costs. |