Action brought on 28 August 2009 - Bodegas y Viñedos Puerta de Labastida v OHIM - Unión de Cosecheros de Labastida (PUERTA DE LABASTIDA)

(Case T-345/09)

Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Bodegas y Viñedos Puerta de Labastida, SL (Autol, Spain) (represented by: J. Grimau Muñoz and J. Villamor Muguerza, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Unión de Cosecheros de Labastida, S. Coop. Ltda (Labastida, Spain)

Form of order sought

Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market of 28 May 2009 in Case R 1021/2008-1, allowing the application for registration of 'PUERTA DE LABASTIDA' (word mark) as a Community trade mark for Classes 29, 33 and 35;

Order OHIM to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: BODEGAS Y VIÑEDOS PUERTA DE LABASTIDA S.L.

Community trade mark concerned: Word mark 'PUERTA DE LABASTIDA' (Application No 4473278) for goods and services in Classes 29, 33 and 35.

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: UNIÓN DE COSECHEROS DE LABASTIDA, S. COOP. LTDA.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Spanish word mark 'CASTILLO DE LABASTIDA' (No 617.137) for goods in Class 33; Community word mark 'CASTILLO LABASTIDA' (No. 23.382) for goods in Class 33; and Community word mark 'CASTILLO LABASTIDA' (No 3.515.566) for services in Classes 35, 39 and 43.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld in part.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed.

Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 42 and 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark.

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