Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 2 February 2016

Data

Court: General Court

Case date: 2 februari 2016

Verdict

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 2 February 2016 — Antica Azienda Agricola Vitivinicola Dei Conti Leone De Castris v OHIM — Vicente Gandía Pla (ILLIRIA)

(Case T‑541/14)

"Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark ILLIRIA - Earlier Community word mark CASTILLO DE LIRIA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009"

Community trade markDefinition and acquisition of the Community trade markRelative grounds for refusalOpposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or servicesLikelihood of confusion with the earlier markCriteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 17-21)

Community trade markDefinition and acquisition of the Community trade markRelative grounds for refusalOpposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or servicesLikelihood of confusion with the earlier markFigurative mark ILLIRIA and word mark CASTILLO DE LIRIA (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 23, 24, 31, 34, 35, 39, 40, 48)

Community trade markDefinition and acquisition of the Community trade markRelative grounds for refusalOpposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or servicesSimilarity of the marks concernedElements of a trade mark having a descriptive characterWine sector (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see para. 25)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 May 2014 (Case R 917/2013-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Vicente Gandía Pla, SA and Antica Azienda Agricola Vitivinicola Dei Conti Leone De Castris Srl.

Operative part

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Antica Azienda Agricola Vitivinicola Dei Conti Leone De Castris Srl to pay the costs.