CELEX: 62004TJ0501
Community trade mark
Opposition proceedings
Application for the Community word mark ROYAL
Earlier Community word mark ROYAL FEITORIA
Relative ground for refusal
No likelihood of confusion
Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 October 2004 (Case R 513/2002-1), relating
to opposition proceedings between Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro, SA (Real Companhia Velha) and Bodegas
Franco-Españolas, SA.
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark:
Bodegas Franco-Españolas, SA
Community trade mark sought:
Word mark ROYAL for goods in Class 33 – Application No 1056902
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:
Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro, SA (Real Companhia Velha)
Mark or sign cited in opposition:
Portuguese figurative mark ROYAL BRANDE No 122170, Community word mark ROYAL FEITORIA No 418301 and international word mark
ROYAL OPORTO WINE COMPANY (Portugal) No 174788, for goods in Class 33
Decision of the Opposition Division:
Opposition upheld on the basis of Community trade mark No 418301 and registration refused
Decision of the Board of Appeal:
Appeal dismissed
Operative part
The Court:

Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
(OHIM) of 25 October 2004 (Case R 513/2002-1);

Orders OHIM to pay the costs.