12.2.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 46/10 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 December 2010 — Rubinstein and L’Oréal v OHIM — Allergan (BOTOLIST and BOTOCYL)
(Joined cases T-345/08 and T-357/08) (1)
(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word marks BOTOLIST and BOTOCYL - Earlier national figurative and word marks BOTOX - Relative ground for refusal - Damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based - Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
2011/C 46/16
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Helena Rubinstein SNC (Paris, France) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and J. Pagenberg, lawyers) (Case T-345/08); and L’Oréal SA (Paris) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and J. Pagenberg, lawyers) (Case T-357/08)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Allergan, Inc. (Irvine, California, United States)
Re:
ACTIONS brought against, in Case T-345/08, the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 May 2008 (Case R 863/2007-1), relating to cancellation proceedings between Allergan, Inc. and Helena Rubinstein SNC, and, in Case T-357/08, the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 June 2008 (Case R 865/2007-1), relating to cancellation proceedings between Allergan, Inc. and L’Oréal SA
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the actions; |
2. |
Orders Helena Rubinstein SNC to pay the costs in Case T-345/08; |
3. |
Orders L’Oréal SA to pay the costs in Case T-357/08. |