CELEX: 62006TJ0131
Language: en
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 30 April 2008. # Sonia Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for the Community figurative mark SONIA SONIA RYKIEL - Earlier national word mark SONIA - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. # Case T-131/06.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 30 April 2008 – Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles v OHIM
            – Cuadrado (SONIA SONIA RYKIEL)
      (Case T-131/06)
      Community trade mark – Application for the Community figurative mark SONIA SONIA RYKIEL – Earlier national word mark SONIA – Relative ground for refusal – Genuine use of the mark – Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
      Community trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 43(2) and (3) (see paras 38-44)
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2006 (Case R 329/2005-1) relating to
                  opposition proceedings between Cuadrado, SA and Sonia Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles.
               
            Information relating to the case
      
               Applicant for the Community trade mark:
            
            
               Sonia Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles
            
         
               Community trade mark sought:
            
            
               Figurative mark SONIA SONIA RYKIEL for goods in Classes 3, 9, 14, 18 and 25 – Application No 1035625
            
         
               Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:
            
            
               Cuadrado, SA
            
         
               Mark or sign cited in opposition:
            
            
               National word mark SONIA for goods in Classes 24 and 25
            
         
               Decision of the Opposition Division:
            
            
               Opposition dismissed as regards goods in Class 25
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal:
            
            
               Decision of the Opposition Division annulled and trade mark application dismissed for all goods which it covers in Class 25
            
         
      Operative part
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
                     (OHIM) of 30 January 2006 (Case R 329/2005-1);
                  
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders OHIM to pay the costs.