Judgment of the General Court of 24 January 2013 - Fercal - Consultadoria e Serviços v OHIM - Jacson of Scandinavia (JACKSON SHOES)

(Case T-474/09) 

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark JACKSON SHOES - Earlier national business name JACSON OF SCANDINAVIA AB - Relative ground for refusal - Relative ground for invalidity - Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: Fercal - Consultadoria e Serviços, Lda (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: A. Rodrigues, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Novais Gonçalves, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Jacson of Scandinavia AB (Vollsjö, Sweden)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 August 2009 (Case R 1253/2008 2), relating to invalidity proceedings between Jacson of Scandinavia AB and Fercal - Consultadoria e Serviços, Lda.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Fercal - Consultadoria e Serviços, Lda to pay the costs.

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¹ - OJ C 63, 13.3.2010.