Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 6.11.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 301/28 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 21 September 2010 — Villa Almè v OHIM — Marqués de Murrieta (i GAI)

(Case T-546/08)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2010301EN.01002801-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark iGAI - National word mark YGAY and Community figurative and word marks MARQUÉS DE MURRIETA YGAY - Relative grounds for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))

2010/C 301/46

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Villa Almè Azienda vitivinicola di Vizzotto Giuseppe (Mansuè, Italy) (represented by: G. Massa and P. Massa, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Montalto and A. Sempio, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Marqués de Murrieta, SA (Logroño, Spain) (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 24 September 2008 (Case R 1695/2007-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta, SA and Villa Almè Azienda vitivinicola di Vizzotto Giuseppe.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Villa Almè Azienda vitivinicola di Vizzotto Giuseppe to pay the costs. |

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