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Source URL: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/AUTO/?uri=CELEX:62003TJ0263&qid=1741621123517&rid=24240
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 11 July 2007. # Mülhens GmbH & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark TOSKA - Earlier national word mark TOSCA - Relative grounds for refusal - Well-known trade mark within the meaning of Article 6 bis of the Paris Convention - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. # Case T-263/03.
Date: 2007-07-11T02:00:00.000+02:00
Metadata: {"title": "Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 11 July 2007. # M\u00fclhens GmbH & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark TOSKA - Earlier national word mark TOSCA - Relative grounds for refusal - Well-known trade mark within the meaning of Article 6 bis of the Paris Convention - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. # Case T-263/03.", "celex": "62003TJ0263", "date_of_document": "2007-07-11T00:00:00.000Z", "ecli": "ECLI:EU:T:2007:210", "author": "General Court", "form": "Judgment"}

# **Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 11 July 2007 – Mülhens v OHIM – Conceria Toska (TOSKA)**

#### **(Case T-263/03)**

Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark TOSKA – Earlier national word mark TOSCA – Relative grounds for refusal – Well-known trade mark within the meaning of Article 6 bis of the Paris Convention – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94

*1.                     Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark well known in a Member State (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see para. 28)*

*2.                     Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark enjoying a reputation (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(5)) (see paras 50-52)*

## **Re:**

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 May 2003 (Case R 369/2002-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Mülhens GmbH & Co. KG and Conceria Toska Srl.

## **Information relating to the case**

Applicant for the Community trade mark:

Conceria Toska Srl

Community trade mark sought:

Word mark TOSKA for goods in Class 18 – Application No 743427

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:

Mühlens GmbH & Co. KG

Mark or sign cited in opposition:

German word mark TOSCA for perfumery products

Decision of the Opposition Division:

Opposition dismissed

Decision of the Board of Appeal:

Appeal dismissed

## **Operative part**

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Mülhens GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.