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Document 62006TJ0259

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 16 December 2008.
Miguel Torres, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
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.
Case T-259/06.

Thuarascálacha na Cúirte Eorpaí 2008 II-00320*

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2008:575





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

(Case T-259/06)

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

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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 27, 73)

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.

Information relating to the case

Applicant for the Community trade mark:

Miguel Torres, SA

Community trade mark sought:

Word mark MANSO DE VELASCO for goods in Class 33 — Application No 2261527

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

Navisa Industrial Vinícola Española, SA

Mark or sign cited in opposition:

Spanish word mark VELASCO for goods in Class 33

Decision of the Opposition Division:

Opposition upheld and application dismissed

Decision of the Board of Appeal:

Appeal dismissed


Operative part

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Miguel Torres SA to pay the costs.

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