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Document 62006TJ0101

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 14 November 2007.
    Castell del Remei SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative Community trade mark Castell del Remei ODA - Earlier international word mark RODA and earlier national trade marks RODA, RODA I, RODA II and BODEGAS RODA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
    Case T-101/06.

    European Court Reports 2007 II-00153*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2007:340





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 14 November 2007 – Castell del Remei v OHIM – Bodegas Roda (Castell del Remei ODA)

    (Case T-101/06)

    Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for figurative Community trade mark Castell del Remei ODA – Earlier international word mark RODA and earlier national trade marks RODA, RODA I, RODA II and BODEGAS RODA – 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 (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 71-72, 82)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 January 2006 (Case R 263/2005-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Bodegas Roda SA and Castell del Remei SL.

    Information relating to the case

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    Castell del Remei, SL

    Community trade mark sought:

    Figurative mark Castell del Remei ODA for goods in Classes 29, 30 and 33 – Application No 2325256

    Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:

    Bodegas Roda, SA

    Mark or sign cited in opposition:

    International word mark RODA, Spanish word marks RODA (No 1757553), RODA I (No 2006616), RODA II (No 2006615) and BODEGAS RODA (No 137050), concerning goods in Class 33, and trade name BODEGAS RODA, SA for the wine trade

    Decision of the Opposition Division:

    Opposition upheld and application for registration dismissed

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Appeal dismissed


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders the applicant to pay the costs.

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