Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.10.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 288/40 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2010 — Quinta do Portal v OHIM — Vallegre (PORTO ALEGRE)

(Case T-369/09) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2010288EN.01004001-E0001)

(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)

(2010/C 288/76)

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:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Sociedade Quinta do Portal SA to pay the costs. |

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