Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2011:459
Date: 2011-09-13
Language of the case: Spanish
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Spain

Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2011 - Ruiz de la Prada de Sentmenat v OHIM - Quant (AGATHA RUIZ DE LA PRADA) (Case T-522/08) 1 (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark AGATHA RUIZ DE LA PRADA - Earlier Community figurative mark representing a black and white flower - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: Spanish Parties Applicant: Agatha Ruiz de la Prada de Sentmenat (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: R. Bercovitz Álvarez, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Mary Quant Ltd (Birmingham, United Kingdom) (represented by: R. Arnold and C. Hicks, lawyers) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 September 2008 (Case R 1523/2007-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Mary Quant Ltd and Agatha Ruiz de la Prada de Sentmenat. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Agatha Ruiz de la Prada de Sentmenat to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 32, 7.2.2009.