Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 23 September 2009 – Phildar v OHIM – Comercial Jacinto Parera (FILDOR)
(Case T-99/06)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the Community word mark FILDOR – Earlier national semi-figurative mark PHILDAR – Earlier national word mark FILDOR – Earlier international word and semi-figurative marks PHILDAR – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Articles 8(1)(b), 62 and 73 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Articles 8(1)(b), 64 and 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Relative grounds for refusal – Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services – Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 33, 68-85)
Re:
| ACTION against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 January 2006 (Case R 245/2004‑2) relating to opposition proceedings between Phildar SA and Comercial Jacinto Parera, SA. |
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark: | Comercial Jacinto Parera, SA |
Community trade mark sought: | Word mark FILDOR for goods in Classes 22 to 26 – Application No 831834 |
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: | Phildar SA |
Mark or sign cited in opposition: | National and international word and figurative marks FILDOR and PHILDAR for goods in Classes 22 to 26 |
Decision of the Opposition Division: | Opposition upheld |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: | Annulment of the Opposition Division’s decision |
Operative part
The Court:
1. | | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 16 January 2006 (Case R 245/2004‑2); |
2. | | Orders OHIM to pay the costs. |