Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 23 October 2013 —
Dimian v OHIM — Bayer Design Fritz Bayer (Baby Bambolina)

(Case T‑581/11)

Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative Community trade mark Baby Bambolina — Earlier unregistered national trade mark Bambolina — Relative ground for refusal — No use in trade of a sign of more than mere local significance — Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

1.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the holder of an unregistered mark or other sign used in trade — Conditions — Local scope of sign (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art.8(4)) (see paras 23-25)

2.                     Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Relative grounds for refusal — Opposition by the holder of an unregistered mark or other sign used in trade — Conditions — Use of the sign in trade (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 8(4)) (see paras 23, 29, 30)

3.                     Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Relative grounds for invalidity — Existence of an earlier trade mark as referred to in Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Figurative mark Baby Bambolina and word mark Bambolina (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 8(4), and 53(1)(c)) (see para. 73)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 August 2011 (Case R 1822/2010‑2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Dimian AG and Bayer Design Fritz Bayer GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Dimian AG to pay the costs.