Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2014 – Optilingua v OHIM – Esposito (ALPHATRAD)

(Case T-538/12) ¹

(Community trade mark - Revocation proceedings - Community figurative mark - Genuine use of the mark - Extent of the use – Second subparagraph of Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Optilingua Holding SA (Épalingues, Switzerland) (represented by: S. Rizzo, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Pétrequin and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Michele Esposito (Cava de' Tirreni, Italy)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 October 2012 (Case R 444/2011-1) relating to revocation proceedings between Mr Michele Esposito and Optilingua Holding SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the action;

2.    Orders Optilingua Holding SA to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 38, 9.2.2013.