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Document 62006TJ0205
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 22 May 2008. # NewSoft Technology Corp. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark Presto! BizCard Reader - Earlier national figurative marks Presto - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. # Case T-205/06.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 22 May 2008.
NewSoft Technology Corp. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark Presto! BizCard Reader - Earlier national figurative marks Presto - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
Case T-205/06.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 22 May 2008.
NewSoft Technology Corp. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark Presto! BizCard Reader - Earlier national figurative marks Presto - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
Case T-205/06.
European Court Reports 2008 II-00078*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2008:163
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 22 May 2008 – NewSoft Technology v OHIM – Soft (Presto! BizCard Reader)
(Case T-205/06)
Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark Presto! BizCard Reader – Earlier national figurative marks Presto – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
Community trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds of invalidity – Existence of an identical or similar earlier trade 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 65-67)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 May 2006 (Case R 601/2005‑2) relating to invalidity proceedings between Soft, SA and NewSoft Technology Corp. |
Information relating to the case
Registered Community trade mark of which cancellation sought: |
Word mark Presto! BizCard Reader for goods and services in Classes 9, 16 and 42 – Application No 2625457 |
Proprietor of the Community trade mark: |
NewSoft Technology Corp. |
Party bringing the action for cancellation: |
Soft, SA |
Trade marks of the applicant for cancellation: |
Spanish figurative mark Presto for goods and services in Classes 9 and 42 |
Decision of the Cancellation Division: |
Community trade mark cancelled |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders NewSoft Technology Corp. to pay the costs. |