Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 15.1.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 13/23 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 23 November 2010 — Codorniu Napa v OHIM — Bodegas Ontañón (ASTESA NAPA VALLEY)

(Case T-35/08)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2011013EN.01002301-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative Community trade mark ARTESA NAPA VALLEY - Earlier figurative Community trade mark ARTESO and earlier national word mark LA ARTESA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2011/C 13/42

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Codorniu Napa, Inc. (Napa, California, United States) (represented by: X. Fàbrega Sabaté and M. Curell Aguilà, lawyers, and subsequently by M. Curell Aguilà and J. Güell Serra, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Mondéjar Ortuño, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Bodegas Ontañón, SA (Quel, La Rioja, Spain) (represented by: J. Grimau Muñoz and J. Villamor Muguerza, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 November 2007 (Case R 747/2006-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Bodegas Ontañón, SA and Codorniu Napa, Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Codorniu Napa, Inc., to pay the costs. |

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