CELEX: 62009TA0373
Language: en
Date: 2012-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Case T-373/09: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Pucci International (Emidio Tucci) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark Emidio Tucci — Earlier Community figurative and national word and figurative marks Emilio Pucci and EMILIO PUCCI — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

17.11.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 355/22
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Pucci International (Emidio Tucci)
   (Case T-373/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Emidio Tucci - Earlier Community figurative and national word and figurative marks Emilio Pucci and EMILIO PUCCI - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier mark - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
   2012/C 355/45
   Language of the case: Spanish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented initially by J.L. Rivas Zurdo, E. López Camba and E. Seijo Veiguela and, subsequently, by J.L. Rivas Zurdo and E. Seijo Veiguela, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Emilio Pucci International BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: P. Roncaglia, G. Lazzeretti, M. Boletto and E. Gavuzzi, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 June 2009 (Joined Cases R 770/2008-2 and R 826/2008-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Emilio Pucci International BV and El Corte Inglés, SA.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders El Corte Inglés, SA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 282, 21.11.2009.