CELEX: 62009TA0124
Language: en
Date: 2010-07-07 00:00:00
Title: Case T-124/09: Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2010 — Valigeria Roncato v OHIM –Roncato (CARLO RONCATO) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for community word mark CARLO RONCATO — Unregistered national figurative and word marks RV RONCATO and RONCATO — Earlier national figurative and word marks RV RONCATO and RONCATO — No likelihood of unfair advantage being taken of the distinctive character and repute of the earlier marks — Due cause for the use of the mark applied for — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

14.8.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 221/43
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 7 July 2010 — Valigeria Roncato v OHIM –Roncato (CARLO RONCATO)
   (Case T-124/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for community word mark CARLO RONCATO - Unregistered national figurative and word marks RV RONCATO and RONCATO - Earlier national figurative and word marks RV RONCATO and RONCATO - No likelihood of unfair advantage being taken of the distinctive character and repute of the earlier marks - Due cause for the use of the mark applied for - Relative grounds for refusal - Article 8(4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   2010/C 221/70
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Valigeria Roncato SpA (Campodarsego, Italy) (represented by: P. Perani and P. Pozzi, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Roncato Srl (Campodarsego) (represented by: M. Cartella and M. Fazzini, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 January 2009 (Cases R 237/2008-1 and R 236/2008-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Valigeria Roncato SpA and Roncato Srl.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               orders Valigeria Roncato SpA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 129, of 6.6.2009.