CELEX: 62008TJ0423
Language: en
Date: 2010-03-24
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 24 March 2010. # Inter-Nett 2000 Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató kft (Inter-Nett 2000 kft) v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark HUNAGRO - Earlier Community figurative mark UNIAGRO - Partial refusal to register - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 12 (a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 12 (a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-423/08.

Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 24 March 2010 – Inter-Nett 2000 v OHIM – Unión de Agricoltores (HUNAGRO)
      (Case T-423/08)
      Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark HUNAGRO – Earlier Community figurative mark UNIAGRO – Partial refusal to register – Relative grounds for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 12 (a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 12 (a) and (b) of
         Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
      
      Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services
         – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 18, 52)
      
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 July 2008 (Case R 71/2008-2) relating to opposition
                  proceedings between Unión de Agricoltores, SA and Inter-Nett 2000 Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató kft.
               
            Information relating to the case
      
               Applicant for the Community trade mark:
            
            
               Inter-Nett 2000 Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató kft (Inter-Nett 2000 kft)
            
         
               Community trade mark sought:
            
            
               Figurative mark HUNAGRO for goods and services in Classes 29, 31 and 35 – application No 004508917)
            
         
               Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:
            
            
               Unión de Agricultores, SA
            
         
               Mark or sign cited in opposition:
            
            
               Community trade mark UNIAGRO for goods in Class 31
            
         
               Decision of the Opposition Division:
            
            
               Opposition upheld
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal:
            
            
               Appeal dismissed
            
         
      Operative part
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders Inter-Nett 2000 Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató kft (Inter-Nett 2000 kft) to pay the costs.