Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 4.5.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 129/18 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 20 March 2013 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Chez Gerard (CLUB GOURMET)

(Case T-571/11)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2013129EN.01001803-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark CLUB GOURMET - Earlier national figurative mark CLUB DEL GOURMET, EN. El Corte Inglés - Relative ground for refusal - Lack of similarity between the goods and services - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Arguments and evidence adduced for the first time before the General Court)

2013/C 129/36

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. Seijo Veiguela and J.L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: Ó. Mondéjar Ortuño, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Groupe Chez Gerard Restaurants Ltd (London, United Kingdom)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 July 2011 (Case R 1946/2010-1) relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés, SA and Groupe Chez Gerard Restaurants Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action. |

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| 2. | Orders El Corte Inglés, SA to pay the costs. |

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