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    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.


    (1)  OJ C 171, 15.6.2013.


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