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Case T-204/10: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2012 — Lancôme v OHIM — Focus Magazin Verlag (COLOUR FOCUS) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark COLOR FOCUS — Earlier Community word mark FOCUS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the marks — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Abuse of right)
Case T-204/10: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2012 — Lancôme v OHIM — Focus Magazin Verlag (COLOUR FOCUS) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark COLOR FOCUS — Earlier Community word mark FOCUS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the marks — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Abuse of right)
Case T-204/10: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2012 — Lancôme v OHIM — Focus Magazin Verlag (COLOUR FOCUS) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark COLOR FOCUS — Earlier Community word mark FOCUS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the marks — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Abuse of right)
OJ C 366, 24.11.2012, p. 31–32
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
24.11.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 366/31 |
Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2012 — Lancôme v OHIM — Focus Magazin Verlag (COLOUR FOCUS)
(Case T-204/10) (1)
(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark COLOR FOCUS - Earlier Community word mark FOCUS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the marks - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Abuse of right)
2012/C 366/60
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie (Paris, France) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and S. Abel, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented: initially by S. Schäffner, and subsequently by A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by R. Schweizer and J. Berlinger, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 February 2010 (Case R 238/2009-2), concerning invalidity proceedings between Focus Magazin Verlag GmbH and Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie
Operative part of the judgment
1. |
The action is dismissed. |
2. |
Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie is ordered to pay the costs. |