Judgment of the General Court of 19 September 2012 - Video Research USA, v OHIM (VR)

(Case T-267/11) 

(Community trade mark - Community figurative mark VR - Failure to apply for renewal of the mark - Cancellation of the mark upon expiry of the registration - Application for restitutio in integrum - Article 81 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Video Research USA, Inc. (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: B. Brandreth, Barrister)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM, of 8 March 2011 (Case R 1187/2010 2), relating to an application for restitutio in integrum.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Video Research USA, Inc. to pay the costs.

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¹ - OJ C 211, 16.7.2011.