Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2010 - Quinta do Portal v OHIM - Vallegre (PORTO ALEGRE)
(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark PORTO ALEGRE - Earlier national word mark VISTA ALEGRE - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Portuguese
Parties
Applicant: Sociedade Quinta do Portal SA (Porto, Portugal) (represented by: B. Belchior, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Novais Gonçalves, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, SA (Sabrosa, Portugal) (represented by: P. López Ronda and G. Macias Bonilla, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 June 2009 (Case R 1012/2008-1) concerning invalidity proceedings between Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, SA and Sociedade Quinta do Portal SA.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Sociedade Quinta do Portal SA to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 297, 5.12.2009.