Judgment of the General Court of 5 June 2014 — European Drinks SA v OHIM — Alexandrion Grup Romania (Dracula Bite and DRACULA BITE)

(Case T-495/12 to T-497/12) 

(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative marks Dracula Bite and DRACULA BITE — Earlier national figurative mark Dracula — Absence of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: European Drinks SA (Ştei, Romania) (represented by: V. von Bomhard, lawyer)Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks

e mark Dracula — Absence of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)Language of th

e case: EnglishPartiesApplicant: European Drinks SA (Ştei, Romania) (represented by: V. von Bomhard, lawyer)Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar

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ting as Agent)Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: SC Alexandrion Grup Romania Srl (Pleasa, Romania) (represented by: I. Niculeasa, G. Trantea and B. Mǎrculeƫ, lawyers)Re:Three actions brought against three decisions of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 September 2012 (Cases R 680/2011-4, R 682/2011-4 and R 679/2011-4), concerning three opposition proceedings between European Drinks SA and SC Alexandrion Grup Romania Srl.Operative part of the judgmentThe Court:Joins Cases T-495/12, T-496/12 and T-497/12 for the purposes of the judgment;Dismisses the actions;Orders European Drinks SA to pay the costs.