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Case T-427/11: Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2013 — Laboratoire Bioderma v OHIM — Cabinet Continental (BIODERMA) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark BIODERMA — No infringement of the rights of the defence — Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-427/11: Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2013 — Laboratoire Bioderma v OHIM — Cabinet Continental (BIODERMA) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark BIODERMA — No infringement of the rights of the defence — Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Case T-427/11: Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2013 — Laboratoire Bioderma v OHIM — Cabinet Continental (BIODERMA) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark BIODERMA — No infringement of the rights of the defence — Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009)
OJ C 108, 13.4.2013, p. 23–24
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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13.4.2013 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 108/23 |
Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2013 — Laboratoire Bioderma v OHIM — Cabinet Continental (BIODERMA)
(Case T-427/11) (1)
(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark BIODERMA - No infringement of the rights of the defence - Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 207/2009)
2013/C 108/62
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Laboratoire Bioderma (Lyon, France) (represented by: A. Teston, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Cabinet Continental (Paris, France) (represented by: J.-C. Brun, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 February 2011 (Case R 861/2009-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Cabinet Continental and Laboratoire Bioderma
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 28 February 2011 (Case R 861/2009-1) in so far as concerns dietetic substances adapted for medical use, in Class 5; |
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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Orders Laboratoire Bioderma to bear its own costs and half of those incurred by OHIM and Cabinet Continental; |
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Orders OHIM and Cabinet Continental to bear half of their own costs. |