CELEX: C2007/269/26
Language: en
Date: 2007-11-10 00:00:00
Title: Case C-193/06 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 20 September 2007 — Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Quick Restaurants SA (Appeal — Community trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Article 8(1)(b) — Figurative mark containing the word QUICKY — Opposition of holder of earlier national word marks QUICKIES — Likelihood of confusion — Overall assessment)

10.11.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 269/14
            
         Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 20 September 2007 — Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Quick Restaurants SA
   (Case C-193/06 P) (1)
   
   (Appeal - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 8(1)(b) - Figurative mark containing the word ‘QUICKY’ - Opposition of holder of earlier national word marks QUICKIES - Likelihood of confusion - Overall assessment)
   (2007/C 269/26)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Appellant: Société des Produits Nestlé SA (represented by: D. Masson, avocat)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, agent), Quick Restaurants SA (represented by E. De Gryse, F. de Visscher and D. Moreau, avocats)
   Re:
   Appeal brought against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 22 February 2006 in Case T-74/04 Nestlé v OHIM, intervener: Quick Restaurants SA., dismissing the action for annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 December 2003 (Case R 922/2001-2) concerning opposition proceedings in which the parties were Société des Produits Nestlé SA and Quick Restaurants SA
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities of 22 February 2006 in Case T-74/04 Nestlé v OHIM-Quick (QUICKY) to the extent that, contrary to Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark, the Court did not assess the visual similarity of the signs at issue when relying on the overall impression given by them;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal as to the remainder;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Refers the case back to the Court of First Instance of the European Communities;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Reserves the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 165 of 15.7.2006.