Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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| 14.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 82/35 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 February 2007 — Bodegas Franco-Españolas v OHIM — Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro (ROYAL)

(Case T-501/04)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2007082EN.01003502-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark ROYAL - Earlier Community word mark ROYAL FEITORIA - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2007/C 82/78)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Bodegas Franco-Españolas, SA (Logroño, Spain) (represented by: E. López Camba, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro, SA (Real Companhia Velha) (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal) (represented by: D. Martins Pereira, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 October 2004 (Case R 513/2002-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro, SA (Real Companhia Velha) and Bodegas Franco-Españolas, SA.

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 25 October 2004 (Case R 513/2002-1); |

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

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