Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 10 December 2009 - Stella Kunststofftechnik v OHIM - Stella Pack (Stella)
(Community trade mark - Revocation proceedings - Community word mark Stella - Earlier opposition proceedings based on that mark - Admissibility - Articles 50(1) and 55(1) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Articles 51(1) and 56(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Stella Kunststofftechnik GmbH (Eltville, Germany) (represented by: M. Beckensträter, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Führer and G. Schneider, Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court of First Instance: Stella Pack S.A. (Lubartów, Poland) (represented by: O. Bischof, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 November 2008 (Case R 693/2008-4) concerning revocation proceedings between Stella Kunststofftechnik GmbH and Stella Pack sp. z o.o.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action.
2. Orders Stella Kunststofftechnik GmbH to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 82, 4.4.2009.