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Case T-59/08: Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2010 — Nute Partecipazioni and La Perla v OHIM — Worldgem Brands (NIMEI LA PERLA MODERN CLASSIC) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark NIMEI LA PERLA MODERN CLASSIC — Earlier national figurative marks la PERLA — Relative ground for refusal — Injury to reputation — Article 8(5) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Case T-59/08: Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2010 — Nute Partecipazioni and La Perla v OHIM — Worldgem Brands (NIMEI LA PERLA MODERN CLASSIC) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark NIMEI LA PERLA MODERN CLASSIC — Earlier national figurative marks la PERLA — Relative ground for refusal — Injury to reputation — Article 8(5) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Case T-59/08: Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2010 — Nute Partecipazioni and La Perla v OHIM — Worldgem Brands (NIMEI LA PERLA MODERN CLASSIC) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark NIMEI LA PERLA MODERN CLASSIC — Earlier national figurative marks la PERLA — Relative ground for refusal — Injury to reputation — Article 8(5) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
OJ C 30, 29.1.2011, p. 34–34
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
- Date of document:
- 07/12/2010
- Author:
- General Court
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- Italian
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29.1.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 30/34 |
Judgment of the General Court of 7 December 2010 — Nute Partecipazioni and La Perla v OHIM — Worldgem Brands (NIMEI LA PERLA MODERN CLASSIC)
(Case T-59/08) (1)
(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark NIMEI LA PERLA MODERN CLASSIC - Earlier national figurative marks la PERLA - Relative ground for refusal - Injury to reputation - Article 8(5) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2011/C 30/59
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicants: Nute Partecipazioni SpA, formerly Gruppo La Perla SpA (Bologna, Italy); and La Perla Srl (Bologna) (represented by: R. Morresi and A. Dal Ferro, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by: L. Rampini, and subsequently by O. Montalto, Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Worldgem Brands Srl, formerly Worldgem Brands — Gestão e Investimentos Lda (Creazzo, Italy) (represented by: V. Bilardo, M. Mazzitelli and C. Bacchini, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 November 2007 (Case R 537/2004-2) concerning invalidity proceedings between Nute Partecipazioni SpA and Worldgem Brands Srl.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 19 November 2007 (Case R 537/2004-2) in so far as it dismissed the application for a declaration of invalidity and ordered Nute Partecipazioni SpA to bear its own costs; |
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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Orders OHIM to bear its own costs together with 90 % of the costs of Nute Partecipazioni and of La Perla Srl before the Court and all the costs of Nute Partecipazioni before the Board of Appeal; |
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Orders Nute Partecipazioni and La Perla to bear 10 % of their own costs before the Court; |
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Orders Worldgem Brands Srl to bear its own costs. |
