Action brought on 4 May 2006 - Sonia Rykiel Création et Diffusion de Modèles v OHIM - Cuadrado (SONIA SONIA RYKIEL)

(Case T-131/06)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Sonia Rykiel Création et Diffusion de Modèles (Paris, France) (represented by: E. Baud, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Cuadrado S.A. (Paterna, Spain)

Form of order sought

Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 30 January 2006 in Case R 329/2005-1;

Order that the costs of the proceedings be borne by the defendant and, if appropriate, the intervener.

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for the Community trade mark: Sonia Rykiel Création et Diffusion de Modèles.

Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark "SONIA SONIA RYKIEL" for goods in classes 3, 9, 14, 18 and 25 (Community trade mark application No 1035625)

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Cuadrado, S.A.

Mark or sign cited: The national trade marks "SONIA" for goods in classes 24 and 25.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the opposition with respect to the goods covered in class 25.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Annulment of the decision of the Opposition Division and rejection of the mark applied for, for all goods covered by it in class 25.

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 43(3) of Regulation No 40/94 and of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94.

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