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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 18 January 2011. # Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark VOGUE - Earlier national word mark VOGUE Portugal - Absence of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-382/08.
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 18 January 2011.
Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark VOGUE - Earlier national word mark VOGUE Portugal - Absence of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-382/08.
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 18 January 2011.
Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark VOGUE - Earlier national word mark VOGUE Portugal - Absence of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-382/08.
European Court Reports 2011 II-00002*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2011:9
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 18 January 2011 – Advance Magazine Publishers v OHIM – Capela & Irmãos (VOGUE)
(Case T-382/08)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community word mark VOGUE – Earlier national word mark VOGUE Portugal – No genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
1. Community trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Concept – Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 43(2) and (3)) (see paras 27-29)
2. Community trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark – Genuine use – Application of the criteria to the case in question (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 43(2) and (3)) (see paras 30-32)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 June 2008 (Case R 328/2003-2) relating to opposition proceedings between J. Capela & Irmãos, L | da | and Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Word mark VOGUE for goods and services in Classes 9, 14, 16, 25 and 41 – Application No 183756 |
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Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: |
J. Capela & Irmãos, Lda |
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Mark or sign cited in opposition: |
Portuguese trade mark registration No 143183 of the word mark VOGUE Portugal for goods in Class 25; Portuguese business name No 32046 VOGUE – SAPATARIA |
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Decision of the Opposition Division: |
Opposition upheld in its entirety |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 30 June 2008 (Case R 328/2003-2); |
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2. |
Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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3. |
Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and those incurred by Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. |