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Document 62006TJ0099

Summary of the Judgment

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 23 September 2009 — Phildar v OHIM — Comercial Jacinto Parera (FILDOR)

(Case T-99/06)

‛Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark FILDOR — Earlier national semi-figurative mark PHILDAR — Earlier national word mark FILDOR — Earlier international word and semi-figurative marks PHILDAR — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Articles 8(1)(b), 62 and 73 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Articles 8(1)(b), 64 and 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009’

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 33, 68-85)

Re:

ACTION against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 January 2006 (Case R 245/2004-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Phildar SA and Comercial Jacinto Parera, SA.

Information relating to the case

Applicant for the Community trade mark:

Comercial Jacinto Parera, SA

Community trade mark sought:

Word mark FILDOR for goods in Classes 22 to 26 — Application No 831834

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

Phildar SA

Mark or sign cited in opposition:

National and international word and figurative marks FILDOR and PHILDAR for goods in Classes 22 to 26

Decision of the Opposition Division:

Opposition upheld

Decision of the Board of Appeal:

Annulment of the Opposition Division’s decision

Operative part

The Court:

1.

Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 16 January 2006 (Case R 245/2004-2);

2.

Orders OHIM to pay the costs.

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