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

(Case T-373/09) 

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Emidio Tucci - Earlier Community figurative and national word and figurative marks Emilio Pucci and EMILIO PUCCI - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) 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 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented initially by J.L. Rivas Zurdo, E. López Camba 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, 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 Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 June 2009 (Joined Cases R 770/2008-2 and R 826/2008-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Emilio Pucci International BV and El Corte Inglés, SA.

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 282, 21.11.2009.