CELEX: 62010TA0039
Language: en
Date: 2012-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Case T-39/10: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Pucci International (PUCCI) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark PUCCI — Earlier national figurative and word marks Emidio Tucci and E. TUCCI — Application for the earlier Community figurative mark Emidio Tucci — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) and Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)

17.11.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 355/23
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Pucci International (PUCCI)
   (Case T-39/10) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark PUCCI - Earlier national figurative and word marks Emidio Tucci and E. TUCCI - Application for the earlier Community figurative mark Emidio Tucci - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) and Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier mark - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)
   2012/C 355/48
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented initially by E. López Camba, J.L. Rivas Zurdo and E. Seijo Veiguela and, subsequently, by J.L. Rivas Zurdo and E. Seijo Veiguela, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Emilio Pucci International BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands), (represented by: P. Roncaglia, G. Lazzeretti, M. Boletto and E. Gavuzzi, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 October 2009 (Case R 173/2009-1), relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés, SA and Emilio Pucci International BV.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders El Corte Inglés, SA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.