CELEX: 62010TJ0152
Community trade mark
Opposition proceedings
Application for the Community word mark ALIA
Earlier Community figurative mark ALAÏA PARIS
Relative ground for refusal
Likelihood of confusion
Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 February 2010 (Case R 924/2008-4), relating
to opposition proceedings between Mr Azzedine Alaïa and El Corte Inglés, SA.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and
Designs) (OHIM) of 3 February 2010 (Case R 924/2008-4) in so far as the Board of Appeal excluded the goods in Class 3 corresponding
to the description ‘Perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics, hair lotions; dentifrices’ from its analysis of the likelihood of
confusion between the marks at issue;
2.
Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
3.
Orders El Corte Inglés, SA, OHIM and Mr Azzedine Alaïa each to bear their own costs.