CELEX: 62010TA0238
Language: en
Date: 2011-10-20 00:00:00
Title: Case T-238/10: Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2011 — Scatizza v OHIM — Jacinto (Horse Couture) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the Community figurative mark Horse Couture — Earlier national figurative mark HORSE — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

3.12.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 355/18
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2011 — Scatizza v OHIM — Jacinto (Horse Couture)
   (Case T-238/10) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the Community figurative mark Horse Couture - Earlier national figurative mark HORSE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   2011/C 355/32
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Stephanie Scatizza (Breganzona, Switzerland) (represented by: P. Perani and P. Pozzi, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schäffner, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Manuel Jacinto, Lda (São Paio de Oleiros, Portugal)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 March 2010 (Case R 723/2009-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Manuel Jacinto, Lda and Stephanie Scatizza.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Stephanie Scatizza to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 209, 31.7.2010.