Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 16.5.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 113/32 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 March 2009 — Moreira da Fonseca v OHIM — General Óptica (GENERAL OPTICA)

(Joined Cases T-318/06 to T-321/06)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2009113EN.01003201-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Multi-coloured Community figurative marks GENERAL OPTICA - Earlier business name Generalóptica - Relative ground for refusal - Local significance of the earlier sign - Articles 8(4) and 52(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

2009/C 113/64

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Alberto Jorge Moreira da Fonseca, Lda (Santo Tirso, Portugal) (represented by: M. Oehen Mendes and D. Jeffries, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Novais Gonçalves, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: General Óptica, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: M. Curell Aguilà and X. Fàbrega Sabaté, lawyers)

Re:

Four actions brought against the decisions of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 August 2006 (Cases R 944/2005-1, R 945/2005-1, R 946/2005-1 and R 947/2005-1), concerning four sets of invalidity proceedings between Alberto Jorge Moreira da Fonseca, Lda and General Óptica, SA

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the actions. |

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| 2. | Orders Alberto Jorge Moreira da Fonseca, Lda to pay the costs. |

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