Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 17.9.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 229/14 |

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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 14 July 2005

in Case T-126/03 Reckitt Benckiser (España), SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2005229EN.01001402-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Likelihood of confusion - Proof of use of earlier mark - Application for Community word mark ALADIN - Earlier national word mark ALADDIN - Articles 8(1)(b) and 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2005/C 229/28)

Language of the case: English

In Case T-126/03: Reckitt Benckiser (España), SL, established in Barcelona (Spain), represented by M. Esteve Sanz, lawyer, against Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Agents: A. von Mühlendahl, I. de Medrano Caballero and A. Folliard-Monguiral), the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM having been Aladin Gesellschaft für innovative mikrobiologische Systeme GmbH, established in Luckenwalde (Germany) — action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 January 2003 (Case R 389/2002-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Reckitt Benckiser (España), SL, and Aladin Gesellschaft für innovative mikrobiologische Systeme GmbH — the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber), composed of H. Legal, President, V. Tiili and V. Vadapalas, Judges; J. Palacio González, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 14 July 2005, in which it:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 31 January 2003; |

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| 2. | Orders OHIM to pay the costs. |

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