Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 February 2007 - Bodegas Franco-Españolas v OHIM - Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro (ROYAL)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark ROYAL - Earlier Community word mark ROYAL FEITORIA - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Bodegas Franco-Españolas, SA (Logroño, Spain) (represented by: E. López Camba, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. García Murillo, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro, SA (Real Companhia Velha) (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal) (represented by: D. Martins Pereira, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 October 2004 (Case R 513/2002-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Companhia Geral da Agricultura das Vinhas do Alto Douro, SA (Real Companhia Velha) and Bodegas Franco-Españolas, SA.
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 25 October 2004 (Case R 513/2002-1);
Orders OHIM to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 45, 19.2.2005.