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Document 62013TJ0215
Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll v OHMI - Recticel (λ)
Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll v OHMI - Recticel (λ)
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 July 2015 —
Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll v OHIM — Recticel (λ)
(Case T‑215/13)
‛Community trade mark — Revocation proceedings — Community figurative mark λ — Genuine use — Use as part of a composite mark — Proof of use — Articles 15 and 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009’
1. |
Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22(3)) (see paras 21-24, 31-33) |
2. |
Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment — Requirement for solid and objective evidence (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22(3)) (see para. 26) |
3. |
Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Mark used solely as an element of a complex mark (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22(3)) (see paras 30, 59) |
4. |
Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — No genuine use of a trade mark — Figurative mark λ (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 51(1)(a)) (see paras 41, 42, 48, 56-60) |
5. |
Community trade mark — Procedural provisions — Revocation proceedings — Evidence not submitted within the time-limit — Account taken — Discretion of the Board of Appeal (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 51(1)(a), 57(1), and 76(2); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 40(5)) (see paras 63-67, 69) |
6. |
Community trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Condition for admissibility — Grounds of appeal directed only against decisions of the Boards of Appeal (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65(1)) (see para. 77) |
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 February 2013 (Case R 112/2012-5), relating to cancellation proceedings between Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll GmbH & Co. OHG and Recticel SA.
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll GmbH & Co. OHG to pay the costs. |
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 July 2015 —
Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll v OHIM — Recticel (λ)
(Case T‑215/13)
‛Community trade mark — Revocation proceedings — Community figurative mark λ — Genuine use — Use as part of a composite mark — Proof of use — Articles 15 and 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009’
1. |
Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22(3)) (see paras 21-24, 31-33) |
2. |
Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment — Requirement for solid and objective evidence (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22(3)) (see para. 26) |
3. |
Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Examination of the application — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Mark used solely as an element of a complex mark (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 15(1), and 51(1)(a); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 22(3)) (see paras 30, 59) |
4. |
Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — No genuine use of a trade mark — Figurative mark λ (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 51(1)(a)) (see paras 41, 42, 48, 56-60) |
5. |
Community trade mark — Procedural provisions — Revocation proceedings — Evidence not submitted within the time-limit — Account taken — Discretion of the Board of Appeal (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 51(1)(a), 57(1), and 76(2); Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 40(5)) (see paras 63-67, 69) |
6. |
Community trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Condition for admissibility — Grounds of appeal directed only against decisions of the Boards of Appeal (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 65(1)) (see para. 77) |
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 February 2013 (Case R 112/2012-5), relating to cancellation proceedings between Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll GmbH & Co. OHG and Recticel SA.
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Deutsche Rockwool Mineralwoll GmbH & Co. OHG to pay the costs. |