Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 28.1.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 22/12 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 November 2005 — Simonds Farsons Cisk v OHIM

(Case T-3/04)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2006022EN.01001201-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition procedure - Application for registration of a Community figurative mark containing the verbal element ‘KINJI by SPA’ - Earlier Community word mark KINNIE - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94)

(2006/C 22/23)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant(s): Simonds Farsons Cisk plc (Mrieħel, Malta) (represented by: M. Bagnall, I. Wood, Solicitor, and R. Hacon, Barrister)

Defendant(s): Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)

Other party or parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the Court of First Instance: Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV (Spa, Belgium) (represented by: L. de Brouwer, E. Cornu, É. De Gryse and D. Moreau, lawyers)

Application for

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 November 2003 (Case R 996/2002-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Simonds Farsons Cisk plc 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 the applicant to pay the costs. |

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