Judgment of the General Court of 8 December 2011 - Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 v OHIM - Parfums Givenchy (only givenchy)
(Case T-586/10)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark 'only givenchy' - Earlier Community and national word marks ONLY - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 (Brande, Denmark) (represented by: C. Barrett Christiansen, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Parfums Givenchy SA (Levallois-Perret, France)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 October 2010 (Case R 1556/2009-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 and Parfums Givenchy SA.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Aktieselskabet af 21. november 2001 to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 80, 12.3.2011.