CELEX: 62008TA0311
Language: en
Date: 2009-07-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-311/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 2 July 2009 — Fitoussi v OHIM — Loriot (IBIZA REPUBLIC) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for figurative Community trade mark IBIZA REPUBLIC — Earlier figurative national mark depicting a five-pointed star in a circle — Absolute ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

15.8.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 193/21
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 2 July 2009 — Fitoussi v OHIM — Loriot (IBIZA REPUBLIC)
   (Case T-311/08) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative Community trade mark IBIZA REPUBLIC - Earlier figurative national mark depicting a five-pointed star in a circle — Absolute ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   2009/C 193/32
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Paul Fitoussi (Vincennes, France) (represented by: K. Manhaeve, T. van Innis and G. Glas, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Bianchi, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Bernadette Nicole J. Loriot (Ibiza, Spain)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of 7 May 2008 of OHIM’s Second Board of Appeal (Case R 1135/2007-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Paul Fitoussi and Bernadette Nicole J. Loriot
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Paul Fitoussi to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 272, of 25.10.2008.