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Document C2007/269/26
Case C-193/06 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 20 September 2007 — Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Quick Restaurants SA (Appeal — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 8(1)(b) — Figurative mark containing the word QUICKY — Opposition of holder of earlier national word marks QUICKIES — Likelihood of confusion — Overall assessment)
Case C-193/06 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 20 September 2007 — Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Quick Restaurants SA (Appeal — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 8(1)(b) — Figurative mark containing the word QUICKY — Opposition of holder of earlier national word marks QUICKIES — Likelihood of confusion — Overall assessment)
Case C-193/06 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 20 September 2007 — Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Quick Restaurants SA (Appeal — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 8(1)(b) — Figurative mark containing the word QUICKY — Opposition of holder of earlier national word marks QUICKIES — Likelihood of confusion — Overall assessment)
SL C 269, 10.11.2007, p. 14–14
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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10.11.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 269/14 |
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 20 September 2007 — Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Quick Restaurants SA
(Case C-193/06 P) (1)
(Appeal - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 8(1)(b) - Figurative mark containing the word ‘QUICKY’ - Opposition of holder of earlier national word marks QUICKIES - Likelihood of confusion - Overall assessment)
(2007/C 269/26)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Appellant: Société des Produits Nestlé SA (represented by: D. Masson, avocat)
Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, agent), Quick Restaurants SA (represented by E. De Gryse, F. de Visscher and D. Moreau, avocats)
Re:
Appeal brought against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 22 February 2006 in Case T-74/04 Nestlé v OHIM, intervener: Quick Restaurants SA., dismissing the action for annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 December 2003 (Case R 922/2001-2) concerning opposition proceedings in which the parties were Société des Produits Nestlé SA and Quick Restaurants SA
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities of 22 February 2006 in Case T-74/04 Nestlé v OHIM-Quick (QUICKY) to the extent that, contrary to Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark, the Court did not assess the visual similarity of the signs at issue when relying on the overall impression given by them; |
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Dismisses the appeal as to the remainder; |
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Refers the case back to the Court of First Instance of the European Communities; |
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Reserves the costs. |