Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 8 November 2013 —
Kessel v OHIM — Janssen-Cilag (Premeno)

(Case T‑536/10)

Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Application for Community word mark Premeno — Earlier national word mark Pramino — Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Restriction of the goods designated in the trade mark application — Article 43(1) of Regulation No 207/2009

1.                     Community trade mark — Observations of third parties and opposition — Examination of the opposition — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Partial use — Effect — Concept of ‘part of goods or services’ concerned by registration (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 42(2) and (3)) (see paras 21‑23)

2.                     Community trade mark — Registration procedure — Withdrawal, restriction and amendment of the trade mark application — Application to restrict the list of goods and services — Procedures — Application having to be made expressly and unconditionally (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 43; Commission Regulation No 2868/95, Art. 1, Rule 13) (see para. 39)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 September 2010 (Case R 708/2010-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Janssen-Cilag GmbH and Kessel Marketing & Vertriebs GmbH.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 21 September 2010 (Case R 708/2010‑4);

2. Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Kessel Marketing & Vertriebs GmbH;

3. Orders Janssen-Cilag GmbH to bear its own costs.