Judgment of the General Court of 30 June 2015 — La Rioja Alta v OHIM — Aldi Einkauf (VIÑA ALBERDI)

(Case T-489/13) ¹

(Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark VIÑA ALBERDI - Earlier national figurative mark VILLA ALBERTI - Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No coexistence of the marks — Likelihood of confusion)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: La Rioja Alta, SA (Haro, Spain) (represented by: F. Pérez Álvarez, lawyer))

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Mondéjar Ortuño, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG (Essen, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 July 2013 (Case R 1190/2011-4), concerning invalidity proceedings between Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. OHG and La Rioja Alta, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders La Rioja Alta, SA to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 282, 25.8.2014.