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Document 62007TA0179
Case T-179/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 September 2008 — Anvil Knitwear v OHIM — Aprile e Aprile (Aprile) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark Aprile — Earlier national word mark ANVIL — Relative ground for refusal — Lack of likelihood of confusion — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Articles 8(1)(b), 73 and 74 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Case T-179/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 September 2008 — Anvil Knitwear v OHIM — Aprile e Aprile (Aprile) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark Aprile — Earlier national word mark ANVIL — Relative ground for refusal — Lack of likelihood of confusion — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Articles 8(1)(b), 73 and 74 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Case T-179/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 September 2008 — Anvil Knitwear v OHIM — Aprile e Aprile (Aprile) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark Aprile — Earlier national word mark ANVIL — Relative ground for refusal — Lack of likelihood of confusion — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Articles 8(1)(b), 73 and 74 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
OJ C 285, 8.11.2008, p. 39–39
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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8.11.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 285/39 |
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 September 2008 — Anvil Knitwear v OHIM — Aprile e Aprile (Aprile)
(Case T-179/07) (1)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark Aprile - Earlier national word mark ANVIL - Relative ground for refusal - Lack of likelihood of confusion - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Articles 8(1)(b), 73 and 74 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
(2008/C 285/71)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Anvil Knitwear, Inc. (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: G. Würtenberger, R. Kunze and T. Wittmann, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Laitinen and O. Mondéjar Ortuño, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Aprile e Aprile Srl (Argelato, Italy)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 March 2007 (Case R-1076/2006-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Anvil Knitwear, Inc. and Aprile e Aprile Srl.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Anvil Knitwear, Inc. to pay the costs. |