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Document 62008TJ0243

    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.

    European Court Reports 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.

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