Community trade mark Relative ground for refusal Invalidity proceedings Community figurative mark acopat Earlier national word marks COPAT No genuine use of the earlier marks Article 56(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Sumário
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 23 September 2009.
Helge B. Cohausz v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark acopat - Earlier national word marks COPAT - Relative ground for refusal - No genuine use of the earlier marks - Article 56(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-409/07.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 23 September 2009 – Cohausz v OHIM – Izquierdo Faces (acopat)
(Case T-409/07)
Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community figurative mark acopat – Earlier national word marks COPAT – Relative ground for refusal – No genuine use of the earlier marks – Article 56(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 57(2) and (3) 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 40/94, Art. 56(2)) (see paras 37-77)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 September 2007 (Case R 289/2006-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between Helge B. Cohausz and José Izquierdo Faces. |
Information relating to the case
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Registered Community trade mark subject to an application for validity: |
Figurative mark acopat for services in Classes 35 and 42 – Community trade mark No 1643782 |
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Proprietor of the Community trade mark: |
José Izquierdo Faces |
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Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: |
Helge B. Cohausz |
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Trade mark right of the party requesting the declaration of invalidity: |
National word mark COPAT for goods and services in Classes 9, 35, 41 and 42 |
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Decision of the Cancellation Division: |
Declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Annulment of the Cancellation Division’s decision and dismissal of the request for a declaration of invalidity |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Mr Helge B. Cohausz to pay the costs. |