Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 30 June 2010 – Matratzen Concord v OHIM – Barranco Schnitzler and Barranco Rodriguez (MATRATZEN CONCORD)
(Case T-351/08)
Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for Community figurative mark MATRATZEN CONCORD – Earlier national word mark MATRATZEN – Relative ground for refusal – Evidence of use of the earlier mark – Duty to state reasons – Article 73 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Community trade mark – Procedural provisions – Statement of reasons for decisions – Article 73, first sentence, of Regulation No 40/94 – Scope identical with that of Article 253 EC (Art. 253 EC; Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 73, first sentence) (see paras 17-18, 23)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 May 2008 (Case R 1034/2007‑2), relating to opposition proceedings between (i) Pablo Barranco Schnitzler and Mariano Barranco Rodriguez and (ii) Matratzen Concord GmbH.
Information relating to the case
Applicant for the Community trade mark:
Matratzen Concord GmbH
Community trade mark sought:
Figurative mark MATRATZEN CONCORD for goods in Classes 10, 20 and 24 – Application No 3355369
Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:
Pablo Barranco Schnitzler and Mariano Barranco Rodriguez
Mark or sign cited in opposition:
National word mark MATRATZEN for goods in Class 20
Decision of the Opposition Division:
Refusal of the application for a Community trade mark
Decision of the Board of Appeal:
Appeal dismissed
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 30 May 2008 (Case R 1034/2007‑2);
2.
Orders OHIM to pay the costs.
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