Judgment of the General Court of 14 February 2012 - Peeters Landbouwmachines v OHIM - Fors MW (BIGAB)
(Case T-33/11)
(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark BIGAB - Absolute ground for refusal - No bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Peeters Landbouwmachines BV (Etten-Leur, Netherlands) (represented by: P. Claassen, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: AS Fors MW (Saue, Estonia) (represented by M. Nielsen and J. Hansen, lawyers), intervener before the General Court
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 November 2010 (Case R 210/2010-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Peeters Landbouwmachines BV and AS Fors MW.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Peeters Landbouwmachines BV to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 80, 12.3.2011.