Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber), 11 December 2014

Formula One Licensing BV v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community figurative mark F1-LIVE — Earlier Community figurative mark F1 and national and international word marks F1 Formula 1 — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

Case T‑10/09 RENV


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
23/01/2015 Formula One Licensing v OHMI - ESPN Sports Media (F1-LIVE)
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2014:1061
11/12/2014 Formula One Licensing v OHMI - ESPN Sports Media (F1-LIVE)
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:T:2014:1061
11/12/2014 Formula One Licensing v OHMI - ESPN Sports Media (F1-LIVE)
Order
ECLI:EU:T:2014:660
30/06/2014 Formula One Licensing v OHMI - ESPN Sports Media (F1-LIVE)
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Community trade mark – Action for annulment brought by the proprietor of Community and national word and figurative marks ‘F1’, ‘F1 Formula 1’, ‘F1 Racing Simulation’, ‘F1 Pole Position’ and ‘F1 Pit Stop Café’ for goods and services 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, annulling the decision of the Opposition Division refusing registration of figurative mark ‘F1-Live’ for goods and services in Classes 16, 38 and 41, in opposition proceedings brought by the applicant. Case C196/11 P referred back to the General Court by the Court of Justice after appeal.

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
          4.11.03.02.07.02 Likelihood of confusion with an earlier mark
            4.11.03.02.07.02.02 Figurative marks applied for
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
        4.11.03.02.02 Likelihood of confusion with an earlier mark
          4.11.03.02.02.00 General
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
        4.11.03.02.02 Likelihood of confusion with an earlier mark
          4.11.03.02.02.00 General


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 24/05/2012

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

11/12/2014


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 46 from 09.02.2015, p.41

Name of the parties

Formula One Licensing v OHMI - ESPN 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 : application granted
  • Judgment delivered after setting aside and referral back

Formation of the Court

huitième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Wetter

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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