13.2.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 37/36


Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2009 — Giordano Enterprises v OHIM — Dias Magalhães & Filhos (GIORDANO)

(Case T-483/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark GIORDANO - Earlier national word mark GIORDANO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Partial refusal of registration - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2010/C 37/48

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Giordano Enterprises Ltd (F.T. Labuan, Malaysia) (represented by: M. Nentwig, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Montguiral, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: José Dias Magalhães & Filhos Lda (Arrifana Vfr, Portugal) (represented by: J.M. João, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 July 2008 (Case R 1864/2007-2) relating to opposition proceedings between José Dias Magalhães & Filhos Lda and Giordano Enterprises Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Giordano Enterprises Ltd. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).


(1)  OJ C 19, 24.1.2009.