Order of the Court of First Instance of 30 April 2008 - Sonia Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles v OHIM - Cuadrado (SONIA SONIA RYKIEL)
(Community trade mark - Application for the Community figurative mark SONIA SONIA RYKIEL - Earlier national word mark SONIA - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Sonia Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles (Paris, France) (represented by: E. Baud and S. Strittmatter, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Cuadrado, SA (Seville, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2006 (Case R 329/2005-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Cuadrado, SA and Sonia Rykiel création et diffusion de modèles.
Operative part of the order
The Court:
Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 30 January 2006 (Case R 329/2005-1).
2. Orders OHIM to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 165, 15.7.2006.