Community trade mark Opposition proceedings Relative ground for refusal Application for Community figurative and word mark jello SCHUHPARK Earlier national word mark Schuhpark Proof of use of earlier mark Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
Sumário
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 13 May 2009.
Schuhpark Fascies GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative and word mark jello SCHUHPARK - Earlier national word mark Schuhpark - Relative ground for refusal - Proof of use of earlier mark - Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94.
Case T-183/08.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 13 May 2009 – Schuhpark Fascies v OHIM – Leder & Schuh (jello SCHUHPARK)
(Case T-183/08)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative and word mark jello SCHUHPARK – Earlier national word mark Schuhpark – Relative ground for refusal – Proof of use of earlier mark – Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
Community trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 43(2) and (3)) (see paras 20-24)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 March 2008 (Case R 1560/2006-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Schuhpark Fascies GmbH and Leder & Schuh AG. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Leder & Schuh AG |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Word and figurative mark jello SCHUHPARK for goods in Classes 1, 3, 9, 14, 16, 18, 21, 24 to 26 and 28 – Application No 1269372 |
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Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
Schuhpark Fascies GmbH |
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Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
German word mark Schuhpark for goods in Class 25 and, in that respect, the opposition was directed against registration in Classes 18, 21, 25 and 26 |
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Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition upheld in part and application for registration rejected in part |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Annulment of the appealed decision and rejection of the opposition |
Operative part
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Schuhpark Fascies GmbH to pay the costs.