Vedial SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).

JurisdictionEuropean Union
ECLIECLI:EU:C:2004:457
CourtCourt of Justice (European Union)
Date15 July 2004
Docket NumberC-106/03
Celex Number62003CC0106
Procedure TypeRecurso de anulación
Conclusions
CONCLUSIONS DE L'AVOCAT GÉNÉRAL
M. DÁMASO RUIZ-JARABO COLOMER
présentées le 15 juillet 2004(1)



Affaire C-106/03 P

Vedial SA
contre
Office de l'harmonisation dans le marché intérieur
(marques, dessins et modèles)


«Pourvoi – Marque communautaire – Marque verbale et figurative 'HUBERT' – Opposition du titulaire de la marque verbale nationale 'SAINT-HUBERT 41' – Violation du principe dispositif – Violation de la notion de risque de confusion»






Introduction 1. En l'espèce, un intérêt particulier s'attache à la détermination du champ d'application du principe dispositif dans certaines procédures relatives à la marque communautaire, en particulier dans celles portées devant le Tribunal de première instance, lorsque la validité d'une décision administrative dénouant une procédure d'opposition à l'enregistrement d'une marque est en cause. Antécédents du litige 2. Le 1er avril 1996, France Distribution, société établie à Émerainville (France) a présenté, en vertu du règlement (CE) n° 40/94 (2) , une demande de marque communautaire à l'Office de l'harmonisation dans le marché intérieur (marques, dessins et modèles) (ci-après l'«OHMI»), constituée d'un signe mixte, verbal et figuratif, reproduit ci-dessous: iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAO8AAAChCAYAAAAvIuilAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAAlwSFlz AAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAABl0RVh0U29mdHdhcmUATWljcm9zb2Z0IE9mZmljZX/tNXEAAL3Y SURBVHhe7Z0FgJ9XlfbPeNzd3d3dG627eymlihUK38KyLLBooUq9VIG6pXF3d3efJBO38e/3 nPv+JzORJmlStnTnLUNm/vLKvffcY895TmJOdk6uxZnFxfF/hcc3bgSyM8wSknisCzy9OTlm 8fHnPly5uVprJ3+Pl/NuMfYZ/ZuTzf0nHv98/s/FXs3lXuLy3UtWFt/h7/yv5X02//V1fr6r Q8+ic+dyUd0eUsHv0b3qX50/+juHN7K5r/j4OH+WXD6s+8zmXImJfD+BF/k9Ny58TueLjZXO r2vqnuP5XDyf0Un0us4Tp3NyId0LJ+A+eE0n8Bf4fIKukWC//OUv4xLDiMXZpo3bbf2GDZaZ mcFPDh+K95vL5eLhBDl+QX0+l6vn8Ie+GsdT6eR6ON2AHiA7K84S/Kay+Ts8ObdhmVn6jm5Y 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  • Opinion of Advocate General Tanchev delivered on 19 December 2019.
    • European Union
    • Court of Justice (European Union)
    • 19 December 2019
    ...EU:C:2018:635, point 52 et jurisprudence citée) ; les conclusions de l’avocat général Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer dans l’affaire Vedial / OHMI (C‑106/03 P, EU:C:2004:457, points 28 à 30), de l’avocate générale Kokott dans l’affaire Duarte Hueros (C‑32/12, EU:C:2013:128, point 32) et de l’avocat gén......
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  • Opinion of Advocate General Tanchev delivered on 19 December 2019.
    • European Union
    • Court of Justice (European Union)
    • 19 December 2019
    ...EU:C:2018:635, point 52 et jurisprudence citée) ; les conclusions de l’avocat général Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer dans l’affaire Vedial / OHMI (C‑106/03 P, EU:C:2004:457, points 28 à 30), de l’avocate générale Kokott dans l’affaire Duarte Hueros (C‑32/12, EU:C:2013:128, point 32) et de l’avocat gén......

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