Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2011 - Ruiz de la Prada de Sentmenat v OHIM - Quant (AGATHA RUIZ DE LA PRADA)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark AGATHA RUIZ DE LA PRADA - Earlier Community figurative mark representing a black and white flower - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Agatha Ruiz de la Prada de Sentmenat (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: R. Bercovitz Álvarez, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Mary Quant Ltd (Birmingham, United Kingdom) (represented by: R. Arnold and C. Hicks, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 September 2008 (Case R 1523/2007-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Mary Quant Ltd and Agatha Ruiz de la Prada de Sentmenat.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Agatha Ruiz de la Prada de Sentmenat to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 32, 7.2.2009.