CELEX: 62010TA0332
Language: en
Date: 2012-01-25 00:00:00
Title: Case T-332/10: Judgment of the General Court of 25 January 2012 — Viaguara v OHIM (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark ‘VIAGUARA’ — Earlier Community word mark VIAGRA — Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

3.3.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 65/12
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 25 January 2012 — Viaguara v OHIM
   (Case T-332/10) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark ‘VIAGUARA’ - Earlier Community word mark VIAGRA - Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2012/C 65/23
   Language of the case: Polish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Viaguara S.A. (Warsaw, Poland) (represented by: R. Skubisz, M. Mazurek and J. Dudzik, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Zajfert, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Pfizer Inc. (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: initially M. Hawkins, Solicitor, V. von Bomhard and A. Renck, lawyers, then V. von Bomhard and M. Fowler, Solicitor)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 May 2010 (Case R 946/2009-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Pfizer Inc. and Viaguara S.A.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Viaguara S.A. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.