Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 November 2007 - Castell del Remei v OHIM - Bodegas Roda (Castell del Remei ODA)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative Community trade mark Castell del Remei ODA - Earlier international word mark RODA and earlier national trade marks RODA, RODA I, RODA II and BODEGAS RODA - Absolute ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Castell del Remei SL (Castell del Remei, Spain) (represented by: F. de Visscher, E. Cornu, D. Moreau, J. Grau Mora, A. Angulo Lafora, M. Ferrándiz Avendaño, M.Baylos Morales and A. Velásquez Ibáñez, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Garcia Murillo, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Bodegas Roda SA (La Rioja, Spain) (represented by: M. López Camba, B. García Peces and J. Grimau Muñoz, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 January 2006 (Case R 263/2005-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Bodegas Roda SA and Castell del Remei SL.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action.
2. Orders the applicant to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 121 of 20.5.2006.