CELEX: 62006TA0363
Language: en
Date: 2008-09-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-363/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 September 2008 — Honda Motor Europe v OHIM — Seat (MAGIC SEAT) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark MAGIC SEAT — Earlier national figurative trade mark SEAT — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

25.10.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 272/24
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 9 September 2008 — Honda Motor Europe v OHIM — Seat (MAGIC SEAT)
   (Case T-363/06) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark MAGIC SEAT - Earlier national figurative trade mark SEAT - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
   (2008/C 272/45)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Honda Motor Europe Ltd (Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister, and N. Cordell, Solicitor)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Laitinen and A. Folliard Monguiral, Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Seat SA (Barcelona, Spain)
   Re:
   ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 September 2006 (Case R 960/2005-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Seat SA and Honda Motor Europe Ltd.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Honda Motor Europe Ltd to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 20, 27.1.2007.