Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2008:135
Date: 2008-04-30
Language of the case: English
Court formation: First Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Concepts: Concept and criteria for assessment
Procedure: Action for annulment - successful
Origin: France

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 30 April 2008 – Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles v OHIM – Cuadrado (SONIA SONIA RYKIEL) (Case T-131/06) Community trade mark – Application for the Community figurative mark SONIA SONIA RYKIEL – Earlier national word mark SONIA – Relative ground for refusal – Genuine use of the mark – Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 Community trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 43(2) and (3) (see paras 38-44) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2006 (Case R 329/2005-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Cuadrado, SA and Sonia Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles. Information relating to the case Applicant for the Community trade mark: Sonia Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles Community trade mark sought: Figurative mark SONIA SONIA RYKIEL for goods in Classes 3, 9, 14, 18 and 25 – Application No 1035625 Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Cuadrado, SA Mark or sign cited in opposition: National word mark SONIA for goods in Classes 24 and 25 Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition dismissed as regards goods in Class 25 Decision of the Board of Appeal: Decision of the Opposition Division annulled and trade mark application dismissed for all goods which it covers in Class 25 Operative part The Court: 1. Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 30 January 2006 (Case R 329/2005-1); 2. Orders OHIM to pay the costs.