CELEX: 62008TA0535
Language: en
Date: 2012-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Case T-535/08: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — Tuzzi fashion v OHIM — El Corte Inglés (Emidio Tucci) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark Emidio Tucci — Earlier national word mark and international registration TUZZI — Earlier company name Tuzzi fashion GmbH — Relative grounds 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) — Obligation to state reasons — Article 73 and Article 62(2) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 and Article 64(2) of Regulation No 207/2009) — Examination of the facts by the adjudicatory body of its own motion — Article 74 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009) — Article 79 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 83 of Regulation No 207/2009)

17.11.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 355/20
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — Tuzzi fashion v OHIM — El Corte Inglés (Emidio Tucci)
   (Case T-535/08) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Emidio Tucci - Earlier national word mark and international registration TUZZI - Earlier company name Tuzzi fashion GmbH - Relative grounds 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) - Obligation to state reasons - Article 73 and Article 62(2) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 and Article 64(2) of Regulation No 207/2009) - Examination of the facts by the adjudicatory body of its own motion - Article 74 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009) - Article 79 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 83 of Regulation No 207/2009)
   2012/C 355/40
   Language of the case: Spanish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Tuzzi fashion GmbH (Fulda, Germany) (represented by: R. Kunze and G. Würtenberger, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented initially by J.L. Rivas Zurdo, E. López Camba and E. Seijo Veiguela and, subsequently, by J.L. Rivas Zurdo and E. Seijo Veiguela, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 September 2008 (Case R 1561/2007-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Tuzzi fashion GmbH and El Corte Inglés, SA.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Tuzzi fashion GmbH to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 55, 7.3.2009.