Judgment of the General Court of 16 April 2015 — Matratzen Concord v OHIM — KBT (ARKTIS)
(Case T-258/13) 1
(Community trade mark — Revocation proceedings — Community word mark ARKTIS — Genuine use of the mark — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Form of use of the mark — Proof use for the registered goods — Consent of the trade mark owner)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Matratzen Concord GmbH (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: I. Selting and J. Mertens, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Schifko, agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: KBT & Co. Ernst Kruchen agenzia commerciale sociétá in accomandita (Locarno, Switzerland) (represented by: K. Schulze Horn, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 March 2013 (Case R 2133/2011-4) relating to revocation proceedings between Matratzen Concord GmbH and KBT & Co. Ernst Kruchen agenzia commerciale sociétá in accomandita.
Operative part of the judgment
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Matratzen Concord GmbH to pay the costs including the expenses necessarily incurred by KBT & Co. Ernst Kruchen agenzia commerciale sociétá in accomandita for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
________________________1 OJ C 207, 20.7.2013.