Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 20 November 2007 - Castellani v OHIM - Markant Handels und Service (CASTELLANI)
(Community trade mark − Opposition proceedings − Application for the figurative Community trade mark CASTELLANI − Earlier national word marks CASTELLUM and CASTELLUCA − Relative ground of refusal − Likelihood of confusion − Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Castellani SpA (Campagna Gello, Italy) (represented by: A. Di Maso and M. Di Maso, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. García Murillo, agent)
The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Markant Handels und Service GmbH (Offenburg, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 February 2006 (Case R 449/2005-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Markant Handels und Service GmbH and Castellani SpA.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 22 February 2006 (Case R 449/2005 1);
Orders OHIM to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 178, 29.7.2006.