Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 December 2007 - K & L Ruppert Stiftung v OHIM - Lopes de Almeida Cunha and Others (CORPO livre)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the figurative mark CORPO LIVRE - National and international word marks LIVRE - Proof of use of the earlier marks submitted out of time)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: K & L Ruppert Stiftung & Co. Handels-KG (Weilheim, Germany) (represented by: D. Spohn and A. Kockläuner, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)
Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Natália Cristina Lopes de Almeida Cunha (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal); Cláudia Couto Simões, (Vila Nova de Gaia); and Marly Lima Jatobá (Vila Nova de Gaia)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 December 2004 (Case R 328/2004-1), relating to opposition proceedings between K & L Ruppert Stiftung & Co. Handels-KG and Natália Cristina Lopes de Almeida Cunha, Cláudia Couto Simões and Marly Lima Jatobá
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
2. Orders the applicant, K & L Ruppert Stiftung & Co. Handels-KG, to pay the costs
____________1 - OJ C 155, 25.6.2005.