Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2010:362
Date: 2010-09-08
Language of the case: Portuguese
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Portugal

Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2010 - Quinta do Portal v OHIM - Vallegre (PORTO ALEGRE) (Case T-369/09) 1 (Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark PORTO ALEGRE - Earlier national word mark VISTA ALEGRE - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Language of the case: Portuguese Parties Applicant: Sociedade Quinta do Portal SA (Porto, Portugal) (represented by: B. Belchior, lawyer) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Novais Gonçalves, Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, SA (Sabrosa, Portugal) (represented by: P. López Ronda and G. Macias Bonilla, lawyers) Re: Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 June 2009 (Case R 1012/2008-1) concerning invalidity proceedings between Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, SA and Sociedade Quinta do Portal SA. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Sociedade Quinta do Portal SA to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 297, 5.12.2009.