CELEX: 62003TA0420
Language: en
Date: 2008-06-17 00:00:00
Title: Case T-420/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 June 2008 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Abril Sánchez and Ricote Saugar (Boomerang TV ) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the Community figurative mark Boomerang TV — Earlier national and Community word and figurative marks BOOMERANG and Boomerang — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — No well-known trade mark within the meaning of Article 6bis of the Paris Convention — No damage to reputation — Failure to produce evidence before the Opposition Division of the existence of certain earlier trade marks or translations thereof — Production of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal — Article 8(1)(b) and (2)(c), Article 8(5) and Article 74(2) of Regulation EC No 40/94 — Rule 16(2) and (3), Rule 17(2) and Rule 20(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)

2.8.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 197/19
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 June 2008 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Abril Sánchez and Ricote Saugar (BoomerangTV)
   (Case T-420/03) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for registration of the Community figurative mark BoomerangTV - Earlier national and Community word and figurative marks BOOMERANG and Boomerang - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No well-known trade mark within the meaning of Article 6bis of the Paris Convention - No damage to reputation - Failure to produce evidence before the Opposition Division of the existence of certain earlier trade marks or translations thereof - Production of evidence for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Article 8(1)(b) and (2)(c), Article 8(5) and Article 74(2) of Regulation EC No 40/94 - Rule 16(2) and (3), Rule 17(2) and Rule 20(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)
   (2008/C 197/32)
   Language of the case: Spanish
   Parties
   
      Applicant: El Corte Inglés SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. Rivas Zurdo and E. López Leiva, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: I. de Medrano Caballero, Agent)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: José Matías Abril Sánchez and Pedro Ricote Saugar (Madrid) (represented by: J.M. Iglesias Monravá, lawyer)
   Re:
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 October 2003 (Case R 88/2003-2), relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés SA, and J.M. Abril Sánchez and P. Ricote Saugar.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders El Corte Inglés SA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 47, 21.2.2004.