Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 24 March 2011 — Félix Muñoz Arraiza v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja

(Case C-388/10 P) (1)

(Appeal - Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Articles 8(1)(b), 43(2) and 44(1) - Application for Community word mark RIOJAVINA - Opposition by the proprietor of the earlier Community collective figurative mark RIOJA - Refusal to register - Likelihood of confusion)

2011/C 252/19

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Appellant: Félix Muñoz Arraiza (represented by: J. Grimau Muñoz and J. Villamor Muguerza, abogados)

Other party parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent), Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja (represented by: J. Martinez De Torre, abogado)

Re:

Appeal against the judgement of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 June 2010 in Case T-138/09 Muñoz Arraiza v OHIM — Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja (RIOJAVINA), by which that court dismissed the action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 January 2009 (Case R 721/2008-2) relating to opposition proceedings between the Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja and Mr. Félix Muñoz Arraiza

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.