Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 16.1.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 11/24 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November 2009 — Spa Monopole v OHIM — De Francesco Import (SpagO)

(Case T-438/07)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2010011EN.01002403-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark SpagO - Earlier national word mark SPA - Relative ground for refusal - No damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2010/C 11/47

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV, (Spa, Belgium) (represented by: L. De Brouwer, E. Cornu, É. De Gryse, D. Moreau, J. Pagenberg, A. von Mühlendahl and S. Abel, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: De Francesco Import GmbH, (Nuremberg, Germany) (represented by: D. Terheggen and H. Lindner, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 September 2007 (Case R 1285/2006-2), relating to opposition proceedings between De Francesco Import GmbH and Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | orders Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV to pay the costs. |

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