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Document 62008TJ0016

    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 1 July 2009.
    Perfetti Van Melle SpA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
    Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark CENTER SHOCK - Earlier national word marks CENTER - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation No (EC) 207/2009).
    Case T-16/08.

    European Court Reports 2009 II-00097*

    ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2009:240





    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 1 July 2009 – Perfetti Van Melle v OHIM – Cloetta Fazer (CENTER SHOCK)

    (Case T-16/08)

    Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark CENTER SHOCK – Earlier national word marks CENTER – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

    Community trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds of invalidity (Council Regulation No 40/94, Arts 8(1)(b) and 52(1)(a)) (see paras 41-44, 49-50)

    Re:

    ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 November 2007 (Case R 149/2006-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Cloetta Fazer AB and Perfetti Van Melle SpA.

    Information relating to the case

    Registered Community trade mark subject of the application for a declaration of invalidity:

    The word mark ‘CENTER SHOCK’ for goods in Class 30 – Community trade mark No 973065

    Proprietor of the Community trade mark:

    Perfetti Van Melle SpA

    Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark:

    Cloetta Fazer AB

    Trade mark right of the party requesting the declaration of invalidity:

    The national word marks ‘CENTER’ and ‘CLOETTA CENTER’ for goods in, inter alia, Class 30

    Decision of the Cancellation Division:

    Declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark

    Decision of the Board of Appeal:

    Appeal dismissed


    Operative part

    The Court:

    1.      Dismisses the action;

    2.      Orders Perfetti Van Melle SpA to pay the costs.

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