Reports of Cases

2011 II-00427

Subject-matter

Community trade mark – Application for annulment brought by the proprietor of the national and Commuity word and figurative marks ‘F1’, ‘F1 Formula 1’, ‘F1 Racing Simulation’, ‘F1 Pole Position’ and ‘F1 Pit Stop Café’, in respect of goods and services classified in Classes 16, 38 and 41, against Decision R 7/2008-1 of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 16 October 2008, annuling the Opposition Division’s decision which refuses registration of the figurative mark ‘F1-Live’, in respect of goods and services classified in Classes 16, 38 and 41, in the context of opposition brought by the applicant.

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Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Regulation 40/94 -A08P1LB : paragraphs 24 - 62
• Regulation 40/94 -A08P5 : paragraphs 65 - 69
• Regulation 40/94 -A63 : paragraphs 18 - 19
• General Court - Judgment T -162/01 : paragraph 25
• General Court - Judgment T -115/03 : paragraph 18
• General Court - Judgment T -7/04 : paragraph 47
• General Court - Judgment T -67/04 : paragraph 65
• General Court - Judgment T -346/04 : paragraphs 18 - 19
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -120/04 : paragraph 33
• General Court - Judgment T -434/05 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -334/05 : paragraphs 31 - 32
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -193/06 : paragraph 32
• General Court - Judgment T -316/07 : paragraph 26
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -252/07 : paragraph 66
• General Court - Judgment T -146/08 : paragraph 46

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 14/01/2009

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

17/02/2011

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 55 from 07.03.2009, p.47

Judgment: OJ C 103 from 02.04.2011, p.21

Name of the parties

Formula One Licensing v OHMI - Global Sports Media (F1-LIVE)

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
  

Formation of the Court

huitième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Wahl

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

• English
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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