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Document 62007TJ0021

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 25 March 2009.
    L’Oréal SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark SPALINE - Earlier national word mark SPA - Relative ground for refusal - Damage to reputation - Unfair advantage derived from the reputation of the earlier mark - Use of the mark applied for without due cause - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
    Case T-21/07.

    European Court Reports 2009 II-00031*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:80





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 25 March 2009 – L’Oréal v OHIM – Spa Monopole (SPALINE)

    (Case T-21/07)

    Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark SPALINE – Earlier national word mark SPA – Relative ground for refusal – Damage to reputation – Unfair advantage derived from the reputation of the earlier mark – Use of the mark applied for without due cause – Article 8(5) 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 enjoying a reputation – Protection of well-known earlier mark extended to dissimilar goods or services (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(5)) (see paras 21, 24-25, 35-36, 40)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 October 2006 (Case R 415/2005-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV and L’Oréal SA.

    Information relating to the case

    Applicant for the Community trade mark:

    L’Oréal SA

    Community trade mark sought:

    Community mark SPALINE for goods in Class 3 – Application No 989236

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

    Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV

    Mark or sign cited in opposition:

    National and international word marks SPA, LIP SPA, SPA SKIN CARE and Les Thermes de Spa for goods in Classes 3, 32 and 42.

    Decision of the Opposition Division:

    Opposition upheld

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Appeal dismissed


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders L’Oréal SA to pay the costs.

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