CELEX: 62009TJ0345
Language: en
Date: 2011-04-13
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 13 April 2011. # Bodegas y Viñedos Puerta de Labastida, SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark PUERTA DE LABASTIDA - Earlier national word mark CASTILLO DE LABASTIDA - Earlier Community word marks CASTILLO LABASTIDA -Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009. # Case T-345/09.

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 13 April 2011 – Bodegas y Viñedos Puerta de Labastida v OHIM – Unión de
            Cosecheros de Labastida (PUERTA DE LABASTIDA)
      (Case T-345/09)
      Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark PUERTA DE LABASTIDA – Earlier national word mark CASTILLO DE LABASTIDA – Earlier Community word marks CASTILLO LABASTIDA –Relative ground for refusal – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009
      1.                     Community trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the
            earlier mark – Genuine use – Concept (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 42(2) and (3)) (see paras 19-26)
      2.                     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 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 40-43, 67, 69)
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 May 2009 (Case R 1021/2008-1) concerning opposition
                  proceedings between Unión de Cosecheros de Labastida, S. Coop. Ltda and Bodegas y Viñedos Puerta de Labastida, SL.
               
            Information relating to the case 
      
               Applicant for the Community trade mark: 
            
            
               Bodegas y Viñedos Puerta de Labastida, SL
            
         
               Community trade mark sought: 
            
            
               Word mark PUERTA DE LABASTIDA for goods and services in Classes 29, 33 and 35 – Application No 4473278
            
         
               Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: 
            
            
               Unión de Cosecheros de Labastida, S. Coop. Ltda
            
         
               Mark or sign cited in opposition: 
            
            
               Spanish word mark CASTILLO DE LABASTIDA (No 617137) for goods in Class 33; Community word mark CASTILLO LABASTIDA (No 23382)
                  for goods in Class 33; and Community word mark CASTILLO LABASTIDA (No 3515566) for services in Classes 35, 39 and 43
               
            
         
               Decision of the Opposition Division: 
            
            
               Opposition partially upheld 
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal: 
            
            
               Appeal dismissed 
            
         
      Operative part 
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders Bodegas y Viñedos Puerta de Labastida, SL to pay the costs.