CELEX: C2005/229/28
Language: en
Date: 2005-09-17 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 July 2005 in Case T-126/03 Reckitt Benckiser (España), SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Likelihood of confusion — Proof of use of earlier mark — Application for Community word mark ALADIN — Earlier national word mark ALADDIN — Articles 8(1)(b) and 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

17.9.2005   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 229/14
            
         
      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
   
   of 14 July 2005
   in Case T-126/03 Reckitt Benckiser (España), SL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Likelihood of confusion - Proof of use of earlier mark - Application for Community word mark ALADIN - Earlier national word mark ALADDIN - Articles 8(1)(b) and 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
   (2005/C 229/28)
   Language of the case: English
   In Case T-126/03: Reckitt Benckiser (España), SL, established in Barcelona (Spain), represented by M. Esteve Sanz, lawyer, against Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Agents: A. von Mühlendahl, I. de Medrano Caballero and A. Folliard-Monguiral), the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM having been Aladin Gesellschaft für innovative mikrobiologische Systeme GmbH, established in Luckenwalde (Germany) — action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 January 2003 (Case R 389/2002-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Reckitt Benckiser (España), SL, and Aladin Gesellschaft für innovative mikrobiologische Systeme GmbH — the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber), composed of H. Legal, President, V. Tiili and V. Vadapalas, Judges; J. Palacio González, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 14 July 2005, in which it:
   
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               Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 31 January 2003;
            
         
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               Orders OHIM to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 135 of 7.6.2003.