Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 2 October 2014 —
MPM-Quality and Eutech v OHIM — Elton Hodinářská
(MANUFACTURE PRIM 1949)

(Case T‑215/12)

Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community figurative mark MANUFACTURE PRIM 1949 — Earlier international and national marks PRIM — Bad faith — Article 165(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Articles 41 and 56 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 — No genuine use of the earlier mark — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law

1.                     Procedure — Application initiating proceedings — Formal requirements — Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 44(1)(c)) (see para. 20)

2.                     Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Absolute grounds for invalidity — Applicant in bad faith at the time of lodging the trade mark application — Figurative mark MANUFACTURE PRIM 1949 (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 52(1)(b)) (see paras 54-59)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 March 2012 (Case R 826/2010-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between (i) MPM-Quality v.o.s. and Eutech a.s. and (ii) Elton Hodinářská a.s.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders MPM-Quality v.o.s. and Eutech a.s to pay the costs.