Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2011 - Space Beach Club v OHIM - Flores Gómez (SpS space of sound)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark 'SpS space of sound' - Earlier national and Community figurative marks 'space ibiza', 'space DANCE BARCELONA', 'space DANCE MADRID', 'space DANCE VALENCIA', 'space DANCE MALLORCA', 'space DANCE EIVISSA', 'space SPACE IBIZA WORLD', 'space DANCE' and earlier national word mark 'SPACE VIVA' - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Lack of similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Space Beach Club, SA (San Jorge, Ibiza, Spain) (represented by: A. I. Alejos Cutili, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. F. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Miguel Ángel Flores Gómez (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: A. J. Vela Ballesteros and B. C. Lamas Begué, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 January 2010 (Case R 766/2009-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Space Beach Club, SA and Miguel Ángel Flores Gómez.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Space Beach Club, SA to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 134, 22.5.2010.