CELEX: 62007TA0179
Language: en
Date: 2008-09-24 00:00:00
Title: Case T-179/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 September 2008 — Anvil Knitwear v OHIM — Aprile e Aprile (Aprile) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark Aprile — Earlier national word mark ANVIL — Relative ground for refusal — Lack of likelihood of confusion — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Articles 8(1)(b), 73 and 74 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

8.11.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 285/39
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 September 2008 — Anvil Knitwear v OHIM — Aprile e Aprile (Aprile)
   (Case T-179/07) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark Aprile - Earlier national word mark ANVIL - Relative ground for refusal - Lack of likelihood of confusion - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Articles 8(1)(b), 73 and 74 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
   (2008/C 285/71)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Anvil Knitwear, Inc. (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: G. Würtenberger, R. Kunze and T. Wittmann, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Laitinen and O. Mondéjar Ortuño, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Aprile e Aprile Srl (Argelato, Italy)
   Re:
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 March 2007 (Case R-1076/2006-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Anvil Knitwear, Inc. and Aprile e Aprile Srl.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Anvil Knitwear, Inc. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 170, 21.7.2007.