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Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 May 2010. # Ravensburger AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark EDUCA Memory game - Earlier national and international word marks MEMORY - Relative ground for refusal - Lack of similarity between the signs - Articles 8(1)(b) and (5), 74 and 75 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Articles 8(1)(b) and (5), 76 and 77 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009). # Case T-243/08.
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 May 2010.
Ravensburger AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark EDUCA Memory game - Earlier national and international word marks MEMORY - Relative ground for refusal - Lack of similarity between the signs - Articles 8(1)(b) and (5), 74 and 75 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Articles 8(1)(b) and (5), 76 and 77 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-243/08.
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 May 2010.
Ravensburger AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark EDUCA Memory game - Earlier national and international word marks MEMORY - Relative ground for refusal - Lack of similarity between the signs - Articles 8(1)(b) and (5), 74 and 75 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Articles 8(1)(b) and (5), 76 and 77 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-243/08.
Izvješća Suda EU-a 2010 II-00095*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2010:210
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 May 2010 – Ravensburger v OHIM – Educa Borras (EDUCA Memory game)
(Case T-243/08)
Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community figurative mark EDUCA Memory game – Earlier national and international word marks MEMORY – Relative ground for refusal – Lack of similarity between the signs – Articles 8(1)(b) and (5), 74 and 75 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Articles 8(1)(b) and (5), 76 and 77 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. 8(1)(b)) (see paras 24, 42)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Chamber of the Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 April 2008 (Case R 597/2007‑2) concerning invalidity proceedings between Ravensburger AG and Educa Borras SA. |
Information relating to the case
Registered Community trade mark of which cancellation sought: |
Figurative mark EDUCA Memory game for goods in Class 28 – Community trade mark registration No 495036 |
Proprietor of the Community trade mark: |
Educa Borras, SA |
Party seeking cancellation of the Community trade mark: |
Ravensburger AG |
Trade mark of the party seeking cancellation: |
International word trade mark MEMORY, registration No 393512; Benelux word trade mark MEMORY, registration No 38328; German word trade mark MEMORY, registration No 964625 |
Decision of the Cancellation Division: |
Community trade mark invalid |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Decision of the Cancellation Division annulled |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Ravensburger AG to pay the costs. |