Reports of Cases
published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general - 'Information on unpublished decisions' section)
Subject-matter
Community trade mark – Application for annulment brought by the applicant for the figurative mark containing the word element ‘BEATLE’ for goods in Class 12, against Decision R 1276/2009-2 of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 31 May 2010, annulling the decision of the Opposition Division which rejected the opposition brought by the proprietor of the word and figurative national and Community marks containing the word elements ‘BEATLES’ and ‘THE BEATLES’ for goods in Classes 6, 9, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34 and 41.
Systematic classification scheme
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.11 Approximation of laws
4.11.03 European Union trade mark
4.11.03.02 Relative grounds for refusal
4.11.03.02.07 Signs examined
4.11.03.02.07.05 Earlier trade mark which has a reputation
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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Regulation 207/2009
-A08P1LB : paragraph 80
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Regulation 207/2009
-A08P5 : paragraphs 23 - 79
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Regulation 207/2009
-A65P2 : paragraph 78
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Regulation 207/2009
-A76 : paragraph 78
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Regulation 207/2009
-C8 : paragraph 26
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -375/97
: paragraphs 27, 28, 33
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -408/01
: paragraphs 46, 59
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General Court - Judgment T -215/03
: paragraphs 25, 26
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General Court - Judgment T -67/04
: paragraphs 25, 27
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General Court - Judgment T -346/04
: paragraph 78
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General Court - Judgment T -47/06
: paragraphs 28, 46, 62 - 65, 76
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General Court - Judgment T -57/06
: paragraph 78
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -252/07
: paragraphs 33, 35, 46, 47, 53, 59, 61, 66, 67, 76
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -320/07
: paragraphs 28, 67
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General Court - Judgment T -21/07
: paragraph 42
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General Court - Judgment T -59/08
: paragraph 61
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General Court - Judgment T -148/08
: paragraphs 75, 80
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -552/09
: paragraphs 46, 60
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General Court - Judgment T -244/09
: paragraph 42
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General Court - Judgment T -408/09
: paragraphs 75, 80
Operative part
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Opinion
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Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
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Date of the hearing
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Date of delivery
29/03/2012
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 301 from 06.11.2010, p.35
Judgment: OJ C 138 from 12.05.2012, p.16
Name of the parties
You-Q v OHMI - Apple Corps (BEATLE)
Notes on Academic Writings
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Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
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Subject-matter
- Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
- - Trade marks
Provisions of national law referred to
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Provisions of international law referred to
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Procedure and result
- Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds
- Actions for annulment : case not proceeding to judgment
Formation of the Court
huitième chambre (Tribunal)
Judge-Rapporteur
Martins Ribeiro
Advocate General
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Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion
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