Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 December 2005 — Castellblanch v OHIM

(Case T-29/04) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for a figurative Community trade mark containing the word element ‘CRISTAL CASTELLBLANCH’ - Earlier national word mark CRISTAL - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b), Article 15(2)(a) and Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(2006/C 48/52)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Castellblanch, SA (Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, Spain) (represented by: F. de Visscher, E. Cornu, É. De Gryse and D. Moreau, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: I. de Medrano Caballero, Agent)

Other party or parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Champagne Louis Roederer SA (Reims, France) (represented by: P. Cousin, lawyer)

Action

brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 November 2003 (Case R 37/2000-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Castellblanch, SA and Champagne Louis Roederer SA

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 71 of 20. 03. 2004.