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    Case T-535/08: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — Tuzzi fashion v OHIM — El Corte Inglés (Emidio Tucci) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark Emidio Tucci — Earlier national word mark and international registration TUZZI — Earlier company name Tuzzi fashion GmbH — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) — Obligation to state reasons — Article 73 and Article 62(2) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 and Article 64(2) of Regulation No 207/2009) — Examination of the facts by the adjudicatory body of its own motion — Article 74 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009) — Article 79 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 83 of Regulation No 207/2009)

    IO C 355, 17.11.2012, p. 20–20 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    17.11.2012   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 355/20


    Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — Tuzzi fashion v OHIM — El Corte Inglés (Emidio Tucci)

    (Case T-535/08) (1)

    (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Emidio Tucci - Earlier national word mark and international registration TUZZI - Earlier company name Tuzzi fashion GmbH - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Obligation to state reasons - Article 73 and Article 62(2) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 and Article 64(2) of Regulation No 207/2009) - Examination of the facts by the adjudicatory body of its own motion - Article 74 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009) - Article 79 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 83 of Regulation No 207/2009)

    2012/C 355/40

    Language of the case: Spanish

    Parties

    Applicant: Tuzzi fashion GmbH (Fulda, Germany) (represented by: R. Kunze and G. Würtenberger, lawyers)

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

    Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented initially by J.L. Rivas Zurdo, E. López Camba and E. Seijo Veiguela and, subsequently, by J.L. Rivas Zurdo and E. Seijo Veiguela, lawyers)

    Re:

    Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 September 2008 (Case R 1561/2007-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Tuzzi fashion GmbH and El Corte Inglés, SA.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Tuzzi fashion GmbH to pay the costs.


    (1)  OJ C 55, 7.3.2009.


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