Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 24 January 2013 —
Fercal — Consultadoria e Serviços v OHIM — Jacson of Scandinavia (JACKSON SHOES)

(Case T‑474/09)

Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark JACKSON SHOES — Earlier national business name JACSON OF SCANDINAVIA AB — Relative ground for refusal — Relative ground for invalidity — Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

1.                     Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Relative grounds for invalidity — Existence of an identical or similar earlier mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Word mark JACKSON SHOES and commercial name JACSON OF SCANDINAVIA AB (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(4) and 53(1)(c)) (see paras 22-25, 32, 33, 35-37)

2.                     Community trade mark — Appeals procedure — Action before the EU judicature — Legality of the decision of a Board of Appeal adjudicating in opposition proceedings — Challenged by the adducing of new facts — Not permissible (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 65 and 76(1)) (see para. 27)

3.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the proprietor of an earlier identical or similar mark registered for identical or similar goods or services — Likelihood of confusion with the earlier mark — Coexistence of earlier marks on the market — Relevance (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(1)(b)) (see para. 31)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 August 2009 (Case R 1253/2008‑2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Jacson of Scandinavia AB and Fercal — Consultadoria e Serviços, Lda.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Fercal — Consultadoria e Serviços, Lda to pay the costs.