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Document 62004TJ0333

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 18 April 2007.
    House of Donuts International v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Applications for Community figurative marks ‘House of donuts’ - Earlier national word marks ‘DONUT’ and earlier figurative marks ‘donuts’ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion.
    Joined cases T-333/04 and T-334/04.

    European Court Reports 2007 II-00033*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2007:105

    Date of document:
    18/04/2007
    Date lodged:
    11/08/2004
    Author:
    General Court
    Country or organisation from which the request originates:
    Third countries
    Form:
    Judgment
    Authentic language:
    English
    Type of procedure:
    Action for annulment - unfounded
    Applicant:
    Individual
    Defendant:
    EU institutions and bodies, European Union Intellectual Property Office
    Judge-Rapporteur:
    Legal
    Treaty:
    Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
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    Instruments cited in case law:
    Notes relating to the decision:
    • 1. Mayoral Jerravidas, Agustín: Donuts ¿una denominación genérica?, Revista electrónica de Derecho del Consumo y de la Alimentación 2008 nº 18 p.25-27





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 18 April 2007 – House of Donuts v OHIM – Panrico (House of donuts)

    (Joined Cases T-333/04 and T-334/04)

    Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Applications for Community figurative marks ‘House of donuts’ – Earlier national word marks ‘DONUT’ and earlier figurative marks ‘donuts’ – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion

    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 (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 57-59)

    Re:

    TWO ACTIONS brought against the decisions of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 May 2004 (Cases R 1034/2001‑4 and R 1036/2001‑4) concerning opposition proceedings between Panrico, SA and House of Donuts International.

    Information relating to the case

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    House of Donuts International

    Community trade mark sought:

    Figurative mark ‘House of donuts’ for goods and services in classes 30, 32 and 42 – Application No 474486

    Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:

    Panrico, SA

    Mark or sign cited in opposition:

    Spanish word and figurative marks ‘DONUT’ and ‘donuts’ for goods and services in classes 30, 32 and 42

    Decision by the Opposition Division:

    Registration refused

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Appeal dismissed


    Operative part

    The Court:

     

    Dismisses the action;

     

    Orders the applicant to pay the costs of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and of the intervener.

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