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Document 62013TA0207
Case T-207/13: Judgment of the General Court of 24 June 2014 — 1872 Holdings v OHIM — Havana Club International (THE SPIRIT OF CUBA) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark THE SPIRIT OF CUBA — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Case T-207/13: Judgment of the General Court of 24 June 2014 — 1872 Holdings v OHIM — Havana Club International (THE SPIRIT OF CUBA) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark THE SPIRIT OF CUBA — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Case T-207/13: Judgment of the General Court of 24 June 2014 — 1872 Holdings v OHIM — Havana Club International (THE SPIRIT OF CUBA) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark THE SPIRIT OF CUBA — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
IO C 253, 4.8.2014, p. 27–28
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
4.8.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 253/27 |
Judgment of the General Court of 24 June 2014 — 1872 Holdings v OHIM — Havana Club International (THE SPIRIT OF CUBA)
(Case T-207/13) (1)
((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark THE SPIRIT OF CUBA - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2014/C 253/39
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: 1872 Holdings vof (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: M. Antoine-Lalance, 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: Havana Club International SA (Havana, Cuba) (represented by: M. Pomares Caballero, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 January 2013 (Case R 684/2012-1) concerning invalidity proceedings between Havana Club International SA and 1872 Holdings vof.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders 1872 Holdings vof to pay the costs. |