7.2.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 32/28


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 December 2008 — Torres v OHIM — Navisa Industrial Vinícola Española (MANSO DE VELASCO)

(Case T-259/06) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark MANSO DE VELASCO - Earlier national word mark VELASCO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2009/C 32/51)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Miguel Torres, SA (Vilafranca del Penedés, Spain) (represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri and A. Castán Pérez-Gómez, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Laporta Insa, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Navisa Industrial Vinícola Española, SA (Montilla, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 June 2006 (Case R 865/2005-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Navisa Industrial Vinícola Española, SA and Miguel Torres, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Miguel Torres SA to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 29, 2.12.2006.