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Document 62003TJ0202

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 7 February 2006.
    Alecansan, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the figurative Community trade mark COMP USA - Earlier national figurative mark COMP USA - Lack of similarity of the goods and services - Rejection of the opposition - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
    Case T-202/03.

    Thuarascálacha na Cúirte Eorpaí 2006 II-00019*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2006:44





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 7 February 2006 − Alecansan v OHIM

    (Case T-202/03)

    Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the figurative Community trade mark COMP USA – Earlier national figurative mark COMP USA – Lack of similarity of the goods and services – Rejection of the opposition – 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 49, 51)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 March 2003 (Case R 711/2002-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Alecansan, SL, and CompUSA Management Co.

    Information relating to the case:

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    CompUSA Management Co.

    Community trade mark sought:

    Figurative mark ‘COMP USA’ – Application No 2.133.202 for goods in Classes 9 and 37 (computer hardware and software)

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

    Alecansan, SL

    Mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:

    English figurative mark ‘COMP USA’, for goods in Class 39 (transport)

    Decision of the Opposition Division:

    Dismissal of the opposition

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Dismissal of the appeal


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders the applicant to pay its own costs and those of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs);

    3.

    Orders the intervener to pay its own costs.

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