Order of the Court of First Instance of 6 October 2008 - Kaloudis v OHIM - Fédération française de tennis (RolandGarros SPORTSWEAR)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark RolandGarros SPORTSWEAR - Previous national word mark Roland Garros - Late payment of the appeal fees - Decision of the Board of Appeal deeming the action to be unfounded)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Dimitrios Kaloudis (Dassia, Greece) (represented by: G. Kaloudis, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the Court of First Instance: Fédération française de tennis (FFT) (Paris, France) (represented by: F. Fajgenbaum, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 July 2007 (Case R 876/2006-4) concerning opposition proceedings between the Fédération française de tennis (FFT) and Mr. Dimitrios Kaloudis.
Operative part of the order
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action is as being in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law and in part manifestly inadmissible.
2. Orders Mr Dimitrios Kaloudis to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 283, 24. 11. 2007.