Community trade mark Relative ground for refusal Likelihood of confusion Invalidity proceedings Community word mark CENTER SHOCK Earlier national word marks CENTER Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation No (EC) 207/2009)
Sumário
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 1 July 2009.
Perfetti Van Melle SpA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark CENTER SHOCK - Earlier national word marks CENTER - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation No (EC) 207/2009).
Case T-16/08.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 1 July 2009 – Perfetti Van Melle v OHIM – Cloetta Fazer (CENTER SHOCK)
(Case T-16/08)
Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark CENTER SHOCK – Earlier national word marks CENTER – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now 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 (Council Regulation No 40/94, Arts 8(1)(b) and 52(1)(a)) (see paras 41-44, 49-50)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 November 2007 (Case R 149/2006-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Cloetta Fazer AB and Perfetti Van Melle SpA. |
Information relating to the case
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Registered Community trade mark subject of the application for a declaration of invalidity: |
The word mark ‘CENTER SHOCK’ for goods in Class 30 – Community trade mark No 973065 |
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Proprietor of the Community trade mark: |
Perfetti Van Melle SpA |
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Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: |
Cloetta Fazer AB |
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Trade mark right of the party requesting the declaration of invalidity: |
The national word marks ‘CENTER’ and ‘CLOETTA CENTER’ for goods in, inter alia, Class 30 |
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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: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Perfetti Van Melle SpA to pay the costs.