Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2013 – SFC Jardibric v OHIM – Aqua Center Europa (AQUA FLOW)
(Case T-417/12) 1
(Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community figurative mark AQUA FLOW – Earlier national figurative mark VAQUA FLOW – Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion – Declaration of invalidity – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – No limitation in consequence of acquiescence – Article 54(2) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: SFC Jardibric (Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle, France) (represented by: J.-L. Fourgoux, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: Ó. Mondéjar Ortuño, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Aqua Center Europa, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: M.J. Martín Izquierdo, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 July 2012 (Case R 2230/2010-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Aqua Center Europa, SA and SFC Jardibric.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders SFC Jardibric to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 373, 1.12.2012.