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Case T-472/08: Judgment of the General Court of 3 September 2010 — Companhia Muller de Bebidas v OHIM — Missiato Industria e Comercio (61 A NOSSA ALEGRIA) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark 61 A NOSSA ALEGRIA — Earlier national word mark CACHAÇA 51 and earlier national figurative marks Cachaça 51 and Pirassununga 51 — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

OJ C 288, 23.10.2010, p. 36–36 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

23.10.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 288/36


Judgment of the General Court of 3 September 2010 — Companhia Muller de Bebidas v OHIM — Missiato Industria e Comercio (61 A NOSSA ALEGRIA)

(Case T-472/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark 61 A NOSSA ALEGRIA - Earlier national word mark CACHAÇA 51 and earlier national figurative marks Cachaça 51 and Pirassununga 51 - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2010/C 288/68)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Companhia Muller de Bebidas (represented by: G. Da Cunha Ferreira and I. Bairrão, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Missiato Industria e Comercio Ltda (Santa Rita Do Passa Quatro, Brazil)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 July 2008 (Case R 1687/2007-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Companhia Muller de Bebidas and Missiato Industria e Comercio Ltda

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 4 July 2008 (Case R 1687/2007-1).

2.

Orders OHIM to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 6, 10.1.2009.


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