# C_2008142EN.01000802.xml

| 7.6.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 142/8 |
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7.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 142/8

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Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 April 2008 — Ferrero Deutschland GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Cornu SA Fontain

(Case C-108/07 P) (1)

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(Appeal - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 8(1)(b) - Likelihood of confusion - Application for Community word mark FERRO - Opposition by the proprietor of the earlier national word mark FERRERO - Evidence of the enhanced distinctiveness of the earlier mark)

(2008/C 142/12)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Appellant: Ferrero Deutschland GmbH (represented by: M. Schaeffer, Rechtsanwalt)

Appellant:

Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Rassat, Agent), Cornu SA Fontain

Other parties to the proceedings:

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 15 December 2006 in Case T-310/04 Ferrero Deutschland v OHIM and Cornu in proceedings against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 March 2004 (Case R 540/2002-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Ferrero OHG mbH and Cornu SA Fontain — Interpretation of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1) — Likelihood of confusion between the two marks — Moderate degree of similarity between the marks — Little similarity between the goods — Distinctive character of the earlier mark

Ferrero Deutschland

OHIM and Cornu

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

| 1. | Sets aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities of 15 December 2006 in Case T-310/04 Ferrero Deutschland v OHIM — Cornu (FERRO); |
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Sets aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities of 15 December 2006 in Case T-310/04 Ferrero Deutschland v OHIM — Cornu (FERRO);

Ferrero Deutschland

OHIM

Cornu (FERRO)

| 2. | Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 17 March 2004 (Case R 540/2002-4); |
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Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 17 March 2004 (Case R 540/2002-4);

| 3. | Orders the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) and Cornu SA Fontain to pay the costs of the appeal; |
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Orders the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) and Cornu SA Fontain to pay the costs of the appeal;

| 4. | Orders Ferrero Deutschland GmbH to bear its own costs in relation to the proceedings at first instance, except for those relating to the intervention of Cornu SA Fontain; |
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Orders Ferrero Deutschland GmbH to bear its own costs in relation to the proceedings at first instance, except for those relating to the intervention of Cornu SA Fontain;

| 5. | Orders the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) to bear its own costs in relation to the proceedings at first instance, except for those relating to the intervention of Cornu SA Fontain; |
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Orders the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) to bear its own costs in relation to the proceedings at first instance, except for those relating to the intervention of Cornu SA Fontain;

| 6. | Orders Cornu SA Fontain to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Ferrero Deutschland GmbH and the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) in relation to its intervention. |
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Orders Cornu SA Fontain to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Ferrero Deutschland GmbH and the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) in relation to its intervention.

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(1)  OJ C 129, 9.6.2007.

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