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Document 62007TJ0230
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 8 July 2009. # Laboratorios Del Dr. Esteve, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark ESTER-E - Earlier Community figurative mark ESTEVE - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-230/07.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 8 July 2009.
Laboratorios Del Dr. Esteve, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark ESTER-E - Earlier Community figurative mark ESTEVE - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-230/07.
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 8 July 2009.
Laboratorios Del Dr. Esteve, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark ESTER-E - Earlier Community figurative mark ESTEVE - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-230/07.
European Court Reports 2009 II-00105*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:252
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 8 July 2009 – Laboratorios Del Dr. Esteve v OHIM – Ester C (ESTER-E)
(Case T-230/07)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark ESTER-E – Earlier Community figurative mark ESTEVE – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) 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 39, 41, 46, 48, 56, 60)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 April 2007 (Case R 737/2006‑2) concerning opposition proceedings between Laboratorios Del Dr. Esteve, SA and The Ester C Company. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
The Ester C Company |
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Community trade mark sought: |
The Community word mark ‘ESTER-E’ for goods and services in Classes 3 and 5 – Application No 3163946 |
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Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
Laboratorios Del Dr. Esteve, SA |
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Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
The Community figurative mark ‘ESTEVE’ for goods in Classes 1, 5 and 42 and the national figurative marks ‘ESTEVE’ and ‘ESTEVE-Laboratorio Del Dr. Esteve S.A.’ for goods in Class 5 |
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Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition upheld |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Opposition dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Laboratorios Del Dr. Esteve, SA to pay the costs.