Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 20.5.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 121/16 |

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Action brought on 23 March 2006 — Castell del Remei v OHIM

(Case T -101/06)

(2006/C 121/28)

Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Castell del Remei, S.L. (Lérida, Spain) (represented by: Fernand de Visscher, Emmanuel Cornu, Donatienne Moreau, Jorge Grau Mora, Alejandro Angulo Lafora, Maite Ferrándiz Avendaño, María Baylos Morales and Antonio Velázquez Ibáñez, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Bodegas Roda (Haro, La Rioja, Spain)

Form of order sought

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| — | Annul the Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 January 2006, upholding the refusal of the application for Community trade mark No 2 325 256 ‘Castell del Remei (figurative)’, which should consequently be registered by OHIM; |

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| — | order OHIM to pay the costs. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: Castell del Remei

Community trade mark concerned: Figurative trade mark ‘Castell del Remei ODA’ (application No 2 325 256) for goods in Classes 29, 30 and 33

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Bodegas Roda, S.A.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Spanish word marks ‘RODA’ (No 1 757 553), ‘RODA I’ (No 2 006 616), ‘RODA II’ (No 2 006 615) and ‘BODEGAS RODA’ (No 137 050) for goods in Class 33, and the trade name ‘BODEGAS RODA, S.A.’‘for the undertaking producing and maturing wines …’

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld, refusal of registration

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal

Pleas in law: Incorrect application of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 on the Community trade mark

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