Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November 2008 - Shaker v OHIM - Limiñana y Botella (Limoncello della Costiera Amalfitana shaker)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative Community trade mark Limoncello della Costiera Amalfitana shaker - Earlier national word mark LIMONCHELO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Appeal - Case referred back to the Court of First Instance)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Shaker di L. Laudato & C. Sas (Vietri sul Mare, Italy) (represented by: F. Sciaudone, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Montalto and P. Bullock, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Limiñana y Botella, SL (Monforte del Cid, Spain)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 October 2003 (Case R 933/2002-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Limiñana y Botella, SL and Shaker di L. Laudato & C. Sas.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Shaker di L. Laudato & C. Sas to pay all the costs of the proceedings before the Court of First Instance and the Court of Justice.
____________1 - OJ C 59, 6.3.2004.