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Document 62004TJ0169
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 14 December 2005. # Arysta Lifescience SAS v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark CARPOVIRUSINE - Former national word mark CARPO - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. # Case T-169/04.
Hotărârea Tribunalului de Primă Instanță din data de 14 decembrie 2005.
Arysta Lifescience SAS împotriva Oficiului pentru Armonizare în cadrul Pieței Interne (mărci de comerț, desene și modele industriale) (OAPI).
Marcă comunitară.
Cauza T-169/04.
Hotărârea Tribunalului de Primă Instanță din data de 14 decembrie 2005.
Arysta Lifescience SAS împotriva Oficiului pentru Armonizare în cadrul Pieței Interne (mărci de comerț, desene și modele industriale) (OAPI).
Marcă comunitară.
Cauza T-169/04.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2005:459
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 14 December 2005 − Arysta Lifescience v OHIM – BASF (CARPOVIRUSINE)
(Case T-169/04)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark CARPOVIRUSINE – Former national word mark CARPO – 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 – Word marks CARPOVIRUSINE and CARPO (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 71-72)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 March 2004 (Case R 289/2003-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Calliope SAS and BASF AG. |
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Arysta Lifescience SAS |
Community trade mark sought: |
Word mark ‘CARPOVIRUSINE’ – Application No 1422641, for goods in Class 5 (insecticides, etc.) |
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
BASF AG |
Mark or sign sited in opposition: |
National and international word mark ‘CARPO’ for goods in Class 5 |
Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Refusal to register |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Dismissal of the action |
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders the applicant to pay the costs. |