Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 1 July 2008 - Apple Computer v OHIM - TKS-Teknosoft (QUARTZ)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark QUARTZ - Earlier Community figurative mark QUARTZ - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity between goods - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Apple Computer, Inc. (Cupertino, California (United-States) (represented by: P. Rawlinson, S. Jones, J. Rutter and T.M. D'Souza Culora, solicitors)
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 intervening before the Court of First Instance: TKS-Teknosoft SA (Trélex, Switzerland) (represented by: C. Moreau, T. van Innis and K. Manhaeve, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 April 2005 (Case R 416/2004-4) relating to opposition proceedings between TKS-Teknosoft SA and Apple Computer, Inc.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action
2. Orders Apple Computer Inc. to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 281, 18.11.2005.