Judgment of the General Court of 21 November 2013 – Recaro v OHIM – Certino Mode (RECARO)
(Case T-524/12) 1
(Community trade mark – Revocation proceedings – Community word mark RECARO – Genuine use of the mark – Article 15(15)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Nature of the use of the mark – Admissibility of new evidence – Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Recaro Holding GmbH, formerly Recaro Beteiligungs-GmbH (Stuttgart (Germany)) (represented by: J. Weiser, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Certino Mode SL (Elche (Spain))
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 September 2012 (Case R 1761/2011-1) relating to revocation proceedings between Recaro Beteiligungs-GmbH and Certino Mode SL
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Recaro Holding GmbH to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 32, 2.2.2013.