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Document 62008TA0546

Case T-546/08: Judgment of the General Court of 21 September 2010 — Villa Almè v OHIM — Marqués de Murrieta (i GAI) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark iGAI — National word mark YGAY and Community figurative and word marks MARQUÉS DE MURRIETA YGAY — Relative grounds for refusal — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))

IO C 301, 6.11.2010, p. 28–28 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

6.11.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 301/28


Judgment of the General Court of 21 September 2010 — Villa Almè v OHIM — Marqués de Murrieta (i GAI)

(Case T-546/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark iGAI - National word mark YGAY and Community figurative and word marks MARQUÉS DE MURRIETA YGAY - Relative grounds for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))

2010/C 301/46

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Villa Almè Azienda vitivinicola di Vizzotto Giuseppe (Mansuè, Italy) (represented by: G. Massa and P. Massa, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Montalto and A. Sempio, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Marqués de Murrieta, SA (Logroño, Spain) (represented by P. López Ronda and G. Macias Bonilla, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 September 2008 (Case R 1695/2007-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta, SA and Villa Almè Azienda vitivinicola di Vizzotto Giuseppe.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Villa Almè Azienda vitivinicola di Vizzotto Giuseppe to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 44, 21.2.2009.


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