Case T-357/09: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — Pucci International v OHIM — El Corte Inglés (Emidio Tucci) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark Emidio Tucci — Earlier Community figurative and national word and figurative marks Emilio Pucci and EMILIO PUCCI — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Date: 2012-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing industry, optical industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








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17.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 355/21





Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — Pucci International v OHIM — El Corte Inglés (Emidio Tucci)
(Case T-357/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Emidio Tucci - Earlier Community figurative and national word and figurative marks Emilio Pucci and EMILIO PUCCI - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier mark - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)
2012/C 355/44
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Emilio Pucci International BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: P. Roncaglia, G. Lazzeretti, M. Boletto and E. Gavuzzi, lawyers)

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: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented initially by J.L. Rivas Zurdo, E. López Camba and E. Seijo Veiguela and, subsequently, by J.L. Rivas Zurdo and E. Seijo Veiguela, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 June 2009 (Joined Cases R 770/ 2008-2 and R 826/2008-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Emilio Pucci International BV and El Corte Inglés, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 18 June 2009 (Joined Cases R 770/2008-2 and R 826/2008-2) as regards, first, the proof of use of the spectacles in Class 9 and, second, the application of Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 to the spectacles in Class 9, to the jewellery, costume jewellery and watches in Class 14 and to the lavatory paper in Class 16;










2.


Dismisses the remainder of the action;










3.


Orders Emilio Pucci International BV to pay one-third of the costs and OHIM and El Corte Inglés, SA to pay two-thirds of the costs.






(1)  OJ C 267, 7.11.2009.