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Document 62007TJ0275

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 2 December 2008.
    Ebro Puleva, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark BRILLO’S - Earlier national figurative marks featuring the word element ‘brillante’ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
    Case T-275/07.

    European Court Reports 2008 II-00300*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2008:545





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 2 December 2008 – Ebro Puleva v OHIM – Berenguel (BRILLO’S)

    (Case T-275/07)

    Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark BRILLO’S – Earlier national figurative marks featuring the word element ‘brillante’ – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Similarity of the signs – 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 (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 24, 28)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 May 2007 (Case R 493/2006-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Ebro Puleva, SA and Luis Berenguel, SL.

    Information relating to the case

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    Luis Berenguel, SL

    Community trade mark sought:

    Word mark BRILLO’S for goods in Classes 29, 30 and 31 – Application No 2984995

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

    Ebro Puleva, SA

    Mark or sign cited in opposition:

    Spanish figurative marks ‘brillante’ for goods in Class 30 (Mark No 922772) and in Class 29 (Mark No 2413459)

    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 Ebro Puleva, SA to pay the costs.

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