Judgment of the General Court of 12 March 2014 — Globosat Programadora v OHIM — Sport TV Portugal (SPORT TV INTERNACIONAL)
(Case T-348/12) 1
(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark SPORT TV INTERNACIONAL — Earlier national figurative mark SPORTV — Relative ground for refusal — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 and Rule 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Globosat Programadora Ltda (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (represented by: S. Micallef, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Sport TV Portugal, SA (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: B. Braga da Cruz and J. Pimenta, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 May 2012 (case R 2079/2010-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Globosat Programadora Ltda and Sport TV Portugal, SA.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Globosat Programadora Ltda to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 311, 13.10.2012.