Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2007:337
Date: 2007-11-08
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Third Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Concepts: Concept and criteria for assessment
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: France

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 November 2007 - Charlott v OHIM - Charlo (Charlott France Entre Luxe et Tradition) (Case T-169/06) 1 (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative Community trade mark Charlott France Entre Luxe et Tradition - Earlier figurative national mark Charlot - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Charlott SARL (Chaponost, France) (represented by: L. Conrad, T. Parisot and L. Tremeaud, lawyers) Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent) Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Charlo - Confecções para Homens, Artigos de Lã e Outros SA. Re: Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 April 2006 (Case R 223/205-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Charlo - Confecções para Homens, Artigos de Lã e Outros SA and Charlott SARL. Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the action; 2. Orders Charlott SARL to pay the costs, except those incurred by the intervener; 3. Orders Charlo - Confecções para Homens, Artigos de Lã e Outros SA to bear its own costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 212, 2.9.2006.