Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 March 2009 - Moreira da Fonseca v OHIM - General Óptica (GENERAL OPTICA)
(Joined Cases T-318/06 to T-321/06) 1 (Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Multi-coloured Community figurative marks GENERAL OPTICA - Earlier business name Generalóptica - Relative ground for refusal - Local significance of the earlier sign - Articles 8(4) and 52(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Alberto Jorge Moreira da Fonseca, Lda (Santo Tirso, Portugal) (represented by: M. Oehen Mendes and D. Jeffries, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Novais Gonçalves, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: General Óptica, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: M. Curell Aguilà and X. Fàbrega Sabaté, lawyers)
Re:
Four actions brought against the decisions of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 August 2006 (Cases R 944/2005-1, R 945/2005-1, R 946/2005-1 and R 947/2005-1), concerning four sets of invalidity proceedings between Alberto Jorge Moreira da Fonseca, Lda and General Óptica, SA
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the actions.
2. Orders Alberto Jorge Moreira da Fonseca, Lda to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 236, 30.12.2006.