CELEX: 62007TA0438
Language: en
Date: 2009-11-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-438/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November 2009 — Spa Monopole v OHIM — De Francesco Import (SpagO) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark SpagO — Earlier national word mark SPA — Relative ground for refusal — No damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

16.1.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 11/24
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November 2009 — Spa Monopole v OHIM — De Francesco Import (SpagO)
   (Case T-438/07) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark SpagO - Earlier national word mark SPA - Relative ground for refusal - No damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   2010/C 11/47
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV, (Spa, Belgium) (represented by: L. De Brouwer, E. Cornu, É. De Gryse, D. Moreau, J. Pagenberg, A. von Mühlendahl and S. Abel, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: B. Schmidt, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: De Francesco Import GmbH, (Nuremberg, Germany) (represented by: D. Terheggen and H. Lindner, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 September 2007 (Case R 1285/2006-2), relating to opposition proceedings between De Francesco Import GmbH and Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               orders Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 37, 9.2.2008.