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Document 62008TA0308

    Case T-308/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 September 2009 — Parfums Christian Dior v OHIM — Consolidated Artists (MANGO adorably) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark MANGO adorably — Earlier national and international word marks J’ADORE and ADIORABLE — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Risk of unfair advantage being taken of the repute of the earlier marks — Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    IO C 256, 24.10.2009, p. 26–26 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    24.10.2009   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 256/26


    Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 September 2009 — Parfums Christian Dior v OHIM — Consolidated Artists (MANGO adorably)

    (Case T-308/08) (1)

    (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark MANGO adorably - Earlier national and international word marks J’ADORE and ADIORABLE - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Risk of unfair advantage being taken of the repute of the earlier marks - Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    2009/C 256/47

    Language of the case: French

    Parties

    Applicant: Parfums Christian Dior (Paris, France) (represented by: F. de Visscher, E. Cornu and D. Moreau, lawyers)

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

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Consolidated Artists BV (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: S. Bénoliel-Claux, lawyer)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 May 2008 (Case R 1162/2007-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Parfums Christian Dior and Consolidated Artists BV

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Parfums Christian Dior to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 260, 11.10.2008.


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