Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark PORTO ALEGRE - Earlier national word mark VISTA ALEGRE - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 September 2010 – Quinta do Portal v OHIM – Vallegre (PORTO ALEGRE) (Case T-369/09) Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark PORTO ALEGRE – Earlier national word mark VISTA ALEGRE – Relative grounds for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 Community trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds of invalidity – Registration contrary to Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 53(1)(a)) (see paras 19, 30) Re: ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 June 2009 (Case R 1012/2008-1) concerning invalidity proceedings between Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, SA and Sociedade Quinta do Portal SA. Information relating to the case Registered Community trade mark of which cancellation sought: Word mark PORTO ALEGRE for goods in Class 33 Proprietor of the Community trade mark: Sociedade Quinta do Portal, SA Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: Vallegre, Vinhos do Porto, SA Trade mark of the party seeking cancellation: Earlier Portuguese word mark VISTA ALEGRE for goods in Class 33 Decision of the Cancellation Division: Community word mark PORTO ALEGRE declared invalid Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed Operative part The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Sociedade Quinta do Portal SA to pay the costs.