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Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 23 September 2009. # Helge B. Cohausz v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # 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). # Case T-409/07.
Presuda Prvostupanjskog suda (prvo vijeće) od 23. rujna 2009.
Helge B. Cohausz protiv Ureda za usklađivanje na unutarnjem tržištu (žigovi i dizajni) (OHIM).
Žig Zajednice.
Predmet T-409/07.
Presuda Prvostupanjskog suda (prvo vijeće) od 23. rujna 2009.
Helge B. Cohausz protiv Ureda za usklađivanje na unutarnjem tržištu (žigovi i dizajni) (OHIM).
Žig Zajednice.
Predmet T-409/07.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:354
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
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 |
Proprietor of the Community trade mark: |
José Izquierdo Faces |
Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: |
Helge B. Cohausz |
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 |
Decision of the Cancellation Division: |
Declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark |
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:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Mr Helge B. Cohausz to pay the costs. |