Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 2.8.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 197/20 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 19 June 2008 — Mülhens v OHIM — Spa Monopole (MINERAL SPA)

(Case T-93/06)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2008197EN.01002002-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark MINERAL SPA - Earlier national word mark SPA - Relative ground for refusal - Reputation - Unfair advantage taken of the repute of the earlier mark - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2008/C 197/34)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Mülhens GmbH & Co. KG (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: T. Schulte-Beckhausen and S. Maaßen, lawyers)

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

Other party 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, É. Cornu, E. de Gryse and D. Moreau, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 January 2006 (Case R 825/2004-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV, and Mülhens GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Mülhens GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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