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Case T-320/10: Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2013 — Fürstlich Castell’sches Domänenamt v OHIM — Castel Frères (CASTEL) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark CASTEL — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Admissibility — Absolute ground for refusal not put forward before the Board of Appeal — Examination of the facts by OHIM of its own motion — Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

IO C 313, 26.10.2013, p. 20–20 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

26.10.2013   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 313/20


Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2013 — Fürstlich Castell’sches Domänenamt v OHIM — Castel Frères (CASTEL)

(Case T-320/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark CASTEL - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Admissibility - Absolute ground for refusal not put forward before the Board of Appeal - Examination of the facts by OHIM of its own motion - Article 76(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2013/C 313/37

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Fürstlich Castell’sches Domänenamt Albrecht Fürst zu Castell-Castell (Castell, Germany) (represented by: R. Kunze, G. Würtenberger and T. Wittmann, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos and G. Schneider, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Castel Frères SAS (Blanquefort, France) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and H. Hartwig, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 May 2010 (Case R 962/2009-2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Fürstlich Castell’sches Domänenamt Albrecht Fürst zu Castell-Castell and Castel Frères SAS

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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 4 May 2010 (Case R 962/2009-2);

2.

Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Fürstlich Castell’sches Domänenamt Albrecht Fürst zu Castell-Castell;

3.

Orders Castel Frères SAS to bear its own costs.


(1)  OJ C 260, 25.9.2010.


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