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Document 62010TN0421

    Case T-421/10: Action brought on 20 September 2010 — Cooperativa Vitivinícola Arousana v OHIM — Constantina Sotelo Ares (ROSALIA DE CASTRO)

    OJ C 301, 6.11.2010, p. 61–62 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    6.11.2010   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 301/61


    Action brought on 20 September 2010 — Cooperativa Vitivinícola Arousana v OHIM — Constantina Sotelo Ares (ROSALIA DE CASTRO)

    (Case T-421/10)

    ()

    2010/C 301/98

    Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

    Parties

    Applicant: Cooperativa Vitivinícola Arousana, S. Coop. Galega (Meaño, Spain) (represented by: E Sánchez-Quiñones González, lawyer)

    Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Doña Constantina Sotelo Ares (Cambados, Spain)

    Form of order sought

    Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 July 2010 in Case R 1804/2008-4;

    order that trade mark 5635867 ROSALIA DE CASTRO be granted in respect of Classes 32, 33 and 35;

    order the defendant to pay the costs, annulling the costs which the applicant was ordered to pay in the appeal.

    Pleas in law and main arguments

    Applicant for a Community trade mark: Cooperativa Vitivínicola Arousana, S. Coop. Galega.

    Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘ROSALIA DE CASTRO’ for goods and services in Classes 32, 33 and 35.

    Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Doña Constantina Sotelo Ares.

    Mark or sign cited in opposition: Spanish word mark ‘ROSALIA’ for goods and services in Class 33.

    Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition rejected.

    Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal allowed and opposition upheld.

    Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, (1) since there is no likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue.


    (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).


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