CELEX: 62008TJ0522
Language: en
Date: 2011-09-13
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 September 2011. # Agatha Ruiz de la Prada de Sentmenat v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark AGATHA RUIZ DE LA PRADA - Earlier Community figurative mark representing a black and white flower - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-522/08.

Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 September 2011 – Ruiz de la Prada de Sentmenat v OHIM – Quant (AGATHA
            RUIZ DE LA PRADA)
      (Case T-522/08)
      Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark AGATHA RUIZ DE LA PRADA – Earlier Community figurative mark representing a black and white flower – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(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 25, 36, 54, 67)
      
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 September 2008 (Case R 1523/2007-1), relating
                  to opposition proceedings between Mary Quant Ltd and Agatha Ruiz de la Prada de Sentmenat.
               
            Operative part 
      The Court:
      
         
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                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders Agatha Ruiz de la Prada de Sentmenat to pay the costs.