Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 12.1.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 8/14 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 20 November 2007 — Castellani v OHIM — Markant Handels und Service (CASTELLANI)

(Case T-149/06)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2008008EN.01001402-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the figurative Community trade mark CASTELLANI - Earlier national word marks CASTELLUM and CASTELLUCA - Relative ground of refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2008/C 8/27)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Castellani SpA (Campagna Gello, Italy) (represented by: A. Di Maso and M. Di Maso, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. García Murillo, agent)

The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Markant Handels und Service GmbH (Offenburg, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 February 2006 (Case R 449/2005-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Markant Handels und Service GmbH and Castellani SpA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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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 22 February 2006 (Case R 449/2005 1); |

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

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