Judgment of the General Court of 14 May 2013 - Masottina v OHIM - Bodegas Cooperativas de Alicante (CA'MARINA)
(Case T-393/11)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark CA' MARINA - Earlier Community word mark MARINA ALTA - Relative ground for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Masottina SpA (Cornegliano, Italy) (represented by: N. Schaeffer, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Bodegas Cooperativas de Alicante, Coop. V. (Petrel, Spain)
Re:
Action seeking the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 May 2011 (Case R 518/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Bodegas Cooperativas de Alicante, Coop. V. and Masottina SpA.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Masottina SpA to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 282, 24.9.2011.