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

(Case T-535/08) 

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark Emidio Tucci - Earlier national word mark and international registration TUZZI - Earlier company name Tuzzi fashion GmbH - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Obligation to state reasons - Article 73 and Article 62(2) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 and Article 64(2) of Regulation No 207/2009) - Examination of the facts by the adjudicatory body of its own motion - Article 74 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009) - Article 79 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 83 of Regulation No 207/2009)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Tuzzi fashion GmbH (Fulda, Germany) (represented by: R. Kunze and G. Würtenberger, 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: 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)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 September 2008 (Case R 1561/2007-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Tuzzi fashion GmbH and El Corte Inglés, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Tuzzi fashion GmbH to pay the costs.

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¹ - OJ C 55, 7.3.2009.