Judgment of the General Court of 13 April 2011 - Bodegas y Viñedos Puerta de Labastida v OHIM - Unión de Cosecheros de Labastida (PUERTA DE LABASTIDA)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark PUERTA DE LABASTIDA - Earlier national word mark CASTILLO DE LABASTIDA - Earlier Community word marks CASTILLO LABASTIDA -Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: 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) (represented by: J. Crespo Carillo, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Unión de Cosecheros de Labastida, S. Coop. Ltda (Labastida, Spain) (represented: initially by P. López Ronda and G. Macias Bonilla and subsequently by F. Brandolini Kujman, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 May 2009 (Case R 1021/2008-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Unión de Cosecheros de Labastida, S. Coop. Ltda and Bodegas y Viñedos Puerta de Labastida, SL
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Bodegas y Viñedos Puerta de Labastida, SL to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 256, 24.10.2009.