Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 - El Corte Inglés v OHIM - Pucci International (PUCCI)

(Case T-39/10) 

(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)

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.

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¹ - OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.