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**Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 30 April 2008 – Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles v OHIM
– Cuadrado (SONIA SONIA RYKIEL)**

**(Case T-131/06)**

Community trade mark – Application for the Community figurative mark SONIA SONIA RYKIEL – Earlier national word mark SONIA – Relative ground for refusal – Genuine use of the mark – Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94

Community trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 43(2) and (3) (see paras 38-44)

**Re:**

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|  | ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2006 (Case R 329/2005-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Cuadrado, SA and Sonia Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles. |

**Information relating to the case**

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| Applicant for the Community trade mark: | Sonia Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles |
| Community trade mark sought: | Figurative mark SONIA SONIA RYKIEL for goods in Classes 3, 9, 14, 18 and 25 – Application No 1035625 |
| Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: | Cuadrado, SA |
| Mark or sign cited in opposition: | National word mark SONIA for goods in Classes 24 and 25 |
| Decision of the Opposition Division: | Opposition dismissed as regards goods in Class 25 |
| Decision of the Board of Appeal: | Decision of the Opposition Division annulled and trade mark application dismissed for all goods which it covers in Class 25 |

**Operative part**

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 30 January 2006 (Case R 329/2005-1); |

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

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