Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 25 September 2014 — Alma-The Soul of Italian Wine v OHIM — Miguel Torres (SOTTO IL SOLE ITALIANO SOTTO il SOLE)

(Case T‑605/13)

Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark SOTTO IL SOLE ITALIANO SOTTO il SOLE — Earlier Community word mark VIÑA SOL — Relative ground for refusal — Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Duty to state reasons

Community trade mark — Procedural provisions — Statement of reasons for decisions — Article 75, first sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009 — Scope identical to that of Article 296 TFEU — Recourse by the Board of Appeal to implicit reasoning — Lawfulness — Conditions (Art. 296 TFEU; Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 75, first sentence)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 September 2013 (Case R 18/2013-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Miguel Torres, SA, and Alma-The Soul of Italian Wine LLLP.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 10 September 2013 (Case R 18/2013-2);

2. Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Alma-The Soul of Italian Wine LLLP;

3. Orders Miguel Torres, SA, to bear its own costs.