Judgment of the General Court of 12 February 2015 — Compagnie des montres Longines, Francillon v OHIM — Staccata (QUARTODIMIGLIO QM)

(Case T-76/13) ¹

(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark QUARTODIMIGLIO QM — Earlier Community and international figurative marks representing two extended wings and earlier international figurative marks LONGINES — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Compagnie des montres Longines, Francillon SA (Saint-Imier, Switzerland) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Staccata Srl (Como, Italy)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 November 2012 (Case R 62/2012-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Compagnie des montres Longines, Francillon SA and Staccata Srl.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Compagnie des montres Longines, Francillon SA, to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 108, 13.4.2013.