Judgment of the General Court of 21 September 2010 - Villa Almè v OHIM - Marqués de Murrieta (i GAI)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark iGAI - National word mark YGAY and Community figurative and word marks MARQUÉS DE MURRIETA YGAY - Relative grounds for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009))
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Villa Almè Azienda vitivinicola di Vizzotto Giuseppe (Mansuè, Italy) (represented by: G. Massa and P. Massa, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Montalto and A. Sempio, Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Marqués de Murrieta, SA (Logroño, Spain) (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 24 September 2008 (Case R 1695/2007-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Bodegas Marqués de Murrieta, SA and Villa Almè Azienda vitivinicola di Vizzotto Giuseppe.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Villa Almè Azienda vitivinicola di Vizzotto Giuseppe to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 44, 21.2.2009.