CELEX: 62008TA0483
Language: en
Date: 2009-12-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-483/08: Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2009 — Giordano Enterprises v OHIM — Dias Magalhães & Filhos (GIORDANO) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark GIORDANO — Earlier national word mark GIORDANO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Partial refusal of registration — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

13.2.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 37/36
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2009 — Giordano Enterprises v OHIM — Dias Magalhães & Filhos (GIORDANO)
   (Case T-483/08) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark GIORDANO - Earlier national word mark GIORDANO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Partial refusal of registration - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   2010/C 37/48
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Giordano Enterprises Ltd (F.T. Labuan, Malaysia) (represented by: M. Nentwig, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Montguiral, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: José Dias Magalhães & Filhos Lda (Arrifana Vfr, Portugal) (represented by: J.M. João, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 July 2008 (Case R 1864/2007-2) relating to opposition proceedings between José Dias Magalhães & Filhos Lda and Giordano Enterprises Ltd.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Giordano Enterprises Ltd. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 19, 24.1.2009.