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Document 62007TJ0016

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 18 December 2008.
    Miguel Torres, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Opposition procedure - Application for Community word mark TORRE DE BENÍTEZ - Earlier national, Community and international word and figurative marks evoking a number of towers - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion.
    Case T-16/07.

    European Court Reports 2008 II-00344*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2008:604

    Date of document:
    18/12/2008
    Date lodged:
    17/01/2007
    Author:
    General Court
    Country or organisation from which the request originates:
    Spain
    Form:
    Judgment
    Authentic language:
    Spanish
    Type of procedure:
    Action for annulment - unfounded
    Applicant:
    Individual
    Defendant:
    European Union Intellectual Property Office, EU institutions and bodies
    Judge-Rapporteur:
    Meij
    Treaty:
    Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
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    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 18 December 2008 – Torres v OHIM – Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo San Ginés (TORRE DE BENÍTEZ)

    (Case T-16/07)

    Community trade mark – Opposition procedure – Application for Community word mark TORRE DE BENÍTEZ – Earlier national, Community and international word and figurative marks evoking a number of towers – Relative ground for refusal – No 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 – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 46, 73)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 6 November 2006 (Case R 36/2006-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Miguel Torres, SA and Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo San Ginés.

    Information relating to the case

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo San Ginés

    Community trade mark sought:

    Word mark TORRE DE BENÍTEZ for goods in Class 33 – Application No 2438018

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

    Miguel Torres, SA

    Mark or sign cited in opposition:

    International and national word mark Torres for goods in Class 33, and various other Community, national and international marks

    Decision of the Opposition Division:

    Opposition dismissed

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Appeal dismissed


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Miguel Torres, SA to pay the costs.

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