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Document 62012TA0538

Case T-538/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2014 — Optilingua v OHIM — Esposito (ALPHATRAD) (Community trade mark — Revocation proceedings — Community figurative mark — Genuine use of the mark — Extent of the use — Second subparagraph of Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

IO C 52, 22.2.2014, p. 36–37 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

22.2.2014   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/36


Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2014 — Optilingua v OHIM — Esposito (ALPHATRAD)

(Case T-538/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Revocation proceedings - Community figurative mark - Genuine use of the mark - Extent of the use - Second subparagraph of Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2014/C 52/69

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Optilingua Holding SA (Épalingues, Switzerland) (represented by: S. Rizzo, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Pétrequin and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Michele Esposito (Cava de' Tirreni, Italy)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 October 2012 (Case R 444/2011-1) relating to revocation proceedings between Mr Michele Esposito and Optilingua Holding SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders Optilingua Holding SA to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 38, 9.2.2013.


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