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Case T-363/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 September 2008 — Honda Motor Europe v OHIM — Seat (MAGIC SEAT) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark MAGIC SEAT — Earlier national figurative trade mark SEAT — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

IO C 272, 25.10.2008, p. 24–24 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

25.10.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 272/24


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 September 2008 — Honda Motor Europe v OHIM — Seat (MAGIC SEAT)

(Case T-363/06) (1)

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

(2008/C 272/45)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Honda Motor Europe Ltd (Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister, and N. Cordell, Solicitor)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Laitinen and A. Folliard Monguiral, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Seat SA (Barcelona, Spain)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 September 2006 (Case R 960/2005-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Seat SA and Honda Motor Europe Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Honda Motor Europe Ltd to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 20, 27.1.2007.


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