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Document 62007TJ0409
Summary of the Judgment
Summary of the Judgment
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 23 September 2009 — Cohausz v OHIM — Izquierdo Faces (acopat)
(Case T-409/07)
‛Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community figurative mark acopat — Earlier national word marks COPAT — Relative ground for refusal — No genuine use of the earlier marks — Article 56(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009’
Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Relative grounds of invalidity — Registration contrary to Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 56(2)) (see paras 37-77)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 September 2007 (Case R 289/2006-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between Helge B. Cohausz and José Izquierdo Faces.
Information relating to the case
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Registered Community trade mark subject to an application for validity: |
Figurative mark acopat for services in Classes 35 and 42 — Community trade mark No 1643782 |
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Proprietor of the Community trade mark: |
José Izquierdo Faces |
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Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: |
Helge B. Cohausz |
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Trade mark right of the party requesting the declaration of invalidity: |
National word mark COPAT for goods and services in Classes 9, 35, 41 and 42 |
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Decision of the Cancellation Division: |
Declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Annulment of the Cancellation Division’s decision and dismissal of the request for a declaration of invalidity |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Mr Helge B. Cohausz to pay the costs. |