Community trade mark Opposition proceedings Relative ground for refusal No likelihood of confusion Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 No similarity of the signs Application for the Community figurative mark TAI CROS Earlier national word marks CROS, SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA CROS and ERCROS Earlier national figurative marks CROS
Sumário
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 19 November 2008.
Ercros, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark TAI CROS - Earlier national word marks CROS, SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA CROS and ERCROS - Earlier national figurative marks CROS - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
Case T-315/06.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 19 November 2008 – Ercros v OHIM – Degussa (TAI CROS)
(Case T-315/06)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community figurative mark TAI CROS – Earlier national word marks CROS, SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA CROS and ERCROS – Earlier national figurative marks CROS – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – No similarity of the signs – 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 29, 42-43, 47)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 September 2006 (Case R 29/2006-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Ercros, SA and Degussa GmbH. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Degussa GmbH |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Figurative mark TAI CROS for goods in Class 1 – Application No 2768851 |
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Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
Ercros, SA |
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Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
National word marks CROS, SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA CROS and ERCROS and national figurative marks CROS for goods in Class 1 |
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Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Rejection of the opposition |
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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 Ercros, SA to pay the costs. |