CELEX: 62006TJ0340
Language: en
Date: 2008-07-02 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 2 July 2008. # Stradivarius España, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Stradivari 1715 - Earlier Community figurative Stradivarius trade marks - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. # Case T-340/06.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 2 July 2008 – Stradivarius España v OHIM – Ricci (Stradivari 1715)
      (Case T-340/06)
      Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark Stradivari 1715 – Earlier Community figurative Stradivarius trade marks – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
      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 51-57, 60-61)
      
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 September 2006 (Case R 1024/2005-1) concerning opposition
                  proceedings between Stradivarius España, SA and Cristina Ricci.
               
            Information relating to the case
      
               Applicant for the Community trade mark:
            
            
               Cristina Ricci
            
         
               Community trade mark sought:
            
            
               Figurative mark Stradivari 1715 for goods in Classes 14, 16 and 18 – Application No 2269256
            
         
               Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:
            
            
               Stradivarius España, SA
            
         
               Mark or sign cited in opposition:
            
            
               Community figurative mark Stradivarius for goods in Classes 14, 16 (No 1246164) and 18 (No 506469)
            
         
               Decision of the Opposition Division:
            
            
               Opposition dismissed
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal:
            
            
               Appeal dismissed
            
         
      Operative part
      The Court: 
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders Stradivarius España, SA to pay the costs.