Reports of Cases
2004 II-01739
Subject-matter
Community trade mark ─ Action for annulment brought by the owner of the Community word mark "PICASSO" against the decision R 0247/2001-3 of the Third Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 18 March 2002 dismissing the appeal against the decision of the opposition Division refusing the opposition brought against the application for registration of the word mark "PICARO" for certain goods in Class 12
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B-19.08.01 Admissibility and examination of applications, forms of order sought and pleas in law
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-19 Legal proceedings
B-19.08 Procedural rules
B-19.08.01 Admissibility and examination of applications, forms of order sought and pleas in law |
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B-33.04.04.05 Examination of the facts by the Office of its own motion
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-33 Community trade mark
B-33.04 Procedure and legal proceedings
B-33.04.04 Procedure
B-33.04.04.05 Examination of the facts by the Office of its own motion |
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-33 Community trade mark
B-33.02 Relative grounds for refusal
B-33.02.02 Likelihood of confusion with an earlier mark
B-33.02.02.03 Similarity between marks |
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-33 Community trade mark
B-33.02 Relative grounds for refusal
B-33.02.02 Likelihood of confusion with an earlier mark
B-33.02.02.01 Relevant public |
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-33 Community trade mark
B-33.02 Relative grounds for refusal
B-33.02.07 Signs examined
B-33.02.07.02 Likelihood of confusion with an earlier mark
B-33.02.07.02.01 Word marks applied for |
Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
Operative part
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Opinion
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Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
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Date of the hearing
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Date of delivery
22/06/2004
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 202 from 24.08.2002, p.34
Judgment: OJ C 228 from 11.09.2004, p.37
Name of the parties
Ruiz-Picasso and Others v OHMI - DaimlerChrysler (PICARO)
Notes on Academic Writings
- Idot, Laurence: Suite du contentieux sur la marque communautaire - Le Tribunal confirme sa jurisprudence sur l'appréciation du risque de confusion et les conditions d'admission d'une opposition à enregistrement, Europe 2004 Août-Septembre Comm. nº 305 p.28-29
- X: Marque communautaire, opposition, risque de confusion, L'Observateur de Bruxelles 2004 p.39
- Martínez Gutiérrez, Angel: De nuevo sobre la valoración del riesgo de confusión entre marcas (Comentario a la sentencia del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de la UE de 22 de junio de 2004, caso "Picasso"), Actas de derecho industrial y derecho de autor 2004-2005 p.739-754
- Felchner, Thomas: Armer PICASSO - Die "Neutralisierungslehre" des EuG, Markenrecht 2005 p.377-385
- Lange, Paul: Grenzen des Ausschlusses der Verwechslungsgefahr durch den Sinngehalt im Anschluss an die Picasso-Entscheidung des EuGH, Festschrift für Eike Ullmann 2006 p.269-284
Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
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Subject-matter
- Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- - Trade marks
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Provisions of international law referred to
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Procedure and result
- Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds
Formation of the Court
deuxième chambre (Tribunal)
Judge-Rapporteur
Pirrung
Advocate General
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Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion
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