10.1.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 6/19


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 November 2008 — Shaker v OHIM — Limiñana y Botella (Limoncello della Costiera Amalfitana shaker)

(Case T-7/04) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative Community trade mark Limoncello della Costiera Amalfitana shaker - Earlier national word mark LIMONCHELO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Appeal - Case referred back to the Court of First Instance)

(2009/C 6/37)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Shaker di L. Laudato & C. Sas (Vietri sul Mare, Italy) (represented by: F. Sciaudone, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Montalto and P. Bullock, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Limiñana y Botella, SL (Monforte del Cid, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 October 2003 (Case R 933/2002-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Limiñana y Botella, SL and Shaker di L. Laudato & C. Sas.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Shaker di L. Laudato & C. Sas to pay all the costs of the proceedings before the Court of First Instance and the Court of Justice.


(1)  OJ C 59, 6.3.2004.