Judgment of the General Court of 5 December 2013 – Olive Line International v OHIM – Carapelli Firenze (Maestro de Oliva)
(Case T-4/12) 1
(Community trade mark – Opposition procedure – International registration designating the European Community – Figurative mark Maestro de Oliva – Earlier national word mark MAESTRO – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Likelihood of confusion – Articles 8(1)(b) and 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Olive Line International, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: M. Aznar Alonso, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Mondéjar Ortuño, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Carapelli Firenze SpA (Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, Italy)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 September 2011 (Case R 1612/2010-2), concerning an opposition procedure between Carapelli Firenze SpA and Olive Line International, SL.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Olive Line International, SL to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 89, 24.3.2012.