Community trade mark Opposition proceedings Relative ground for refusal Likelihood of confusion Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 Application for the Community word mark MANSO DE VELASCO Earlier national word mark VELASCO
Sumário
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 16 December 2008.
Miguel Torres, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark MANSO DE VELASCO - Earlier national word mark VELASCO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
Case T-259/06.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 16 December 2008 – Torres v OHIM – Navisa Industrial Vinícola Española (MANSO DE VELASCO)
(Case T-259/06)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark MANSO DE VELASCO – Earlier national word mark VELASCO – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
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 27, 73)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 June 2006 (Case R 865/2005-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Navisa Industrial Vinícola Española, SA and Miguel Torres, SA. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Miguel Torres, SA |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Word mark MANSO DE VELASCO for goods in Class 33 — Application No 2261527 |
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Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
Navisa Industrial Vinícola Española, SA |
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Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
Spanish word mark VELASCO for goods in Class 33 |
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Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition upheld and application dismissed |
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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 Miguel Torres SA to pay the costs. |