Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 23 September 2009 — Fratex Industria e Comércio v OHIM– USA Track & Field (TRACK & FIELD USA)

(Case T-103/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative Community mark TRACK & FIELD USA - Earlier national figurative mark TRACK & FIELD - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Lack of similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 [now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2009/C 267/97

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Fratex Indústria e Comércio, Ltda (São Paolo, Brasil) (represented by: B. Braga da Cruz, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Mondéjar Ortuño, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: USA Track & Field, Inc (Indiana, United States of America)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of 18 January 2007 of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM (Case No R. 1061/2005-4)) concerning opposition proceedings between Fratex Indústria e Comércio, Ltda and USA Track & Field, Inc

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 140, 23.6.2007.