CELEX: C2006/108/33
Language: en
Date: 2006-05-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-35/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of  15 March 2006  — Athinaiki Oikogenaiki Artopoiia v OHIM ( Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Earlier word mark FERRERO — Application for Community figurative trade mark containing the verbal element  FERRÓ  — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 )

6.5.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 108/19
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 March 2006 — Athinaiki Oikogenaiki Artopoiia v OHIM
   (Case T-35/04) (1)
   
   (‘Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Earlier word mark FERRERO - Application for Community figurative trade mark containing the verbal element “FERRÓ” - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94’)
   (2006/C 108/33)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties:
   
      Applicant: Athinaiki Oikogenaiki Artopoiia AVEE (Pikermi, Greece) (represented by: C. Chrissanthis, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Novais Gonçalves, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the Court of First Instance: Ferrero OHG mbH (Stadtallendorf, Germany) (represented by: M. Schaeffer, lawyer)
   Action
   brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 December 2003 (Case R 460/2002-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Athinaiki Oikogeniaki Artopoiia AVEE and Ferrero OHG mbH.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the applicant to pay the costs incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs);
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the intervener to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 94, of 17.4.2004.