Judgment of the General Court of 3 May 2012 - Conceria Kara v OHIM - Dima (KARRA)
(Case T-270/10)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark KARRA - Earlier national and Community figurative marks Kara - Company name Conceria Kara Srl and trade name Kara - Relative grounds for refusal - First sentence of Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8 of the Paris Convention - Bad faith)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Conceria Kara Srl (Trezzano sul Naviglio, Italy) (represented by P. Picciolini, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by G. Mannucci, agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Dima - Gida Tekstil Deri Insaat Maden Turizm Orman Urünleri Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd Sti (Istanbul, Turkey)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 March 2010 (Case R 1172/2009-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Conceria Kara Srl and Dima - Gida Tekstil Deri Insaat Maden Turizm Orman Urünleri Sanayi Ve Ticaret Ltd Sti.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Conceria Kara Srl to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 221, 14.8.2010.