Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 15.8.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 193/21 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 2 July 2009 — Fitoussi v OHIM — Loriot (IBIZA REPUBLIC)

(Case T-311/08)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2009193EN.01002101-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative Community trade mark IBIZA REPUBLIC - Earlier figurative national mark depicting a five-pointed star in a circle — Absolute ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2009/C 193/32

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Paul Fitoussi (Vincennes, France) (represented by: K. Manhaeve, T. van Innis and G. Glas, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Bianchi, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Bernadette Nicole J. Loriot (Ibiza, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of 7 May 2008 of OHIM’s Second Board of Appeal (Case R 1135/2007-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Paul Fitoussi and Bernadette Nicole J. Loriot

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Paul Fitoussi to pay the costs. |

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