Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 March 2014 — Anapurna v OHIM — Annapurna (ANNAPURNA)
(Case T‑71/13)
Community trade mark — Revocation proceedings — Community word mark ANNAPURNA — Application for annulment filed by the intervener — Article 134(1) to (3) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court — Genuine use of the trade mark — Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Form of use of the trade mark — Proof of use for the registered goods
1.                     Actions for annulment — Grounds — Manifest error of assessment — Error with no decisive influence on the result — Invalid plea in law (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 134(3)) (see para. 22)
2.                     Community trade mark — Observations of third parties and opposition — Examination of the opposition — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Genuine use — Concept — Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 42(2) and (3)) (see paras 30, 31, 44, 45)
3.                     Community trade mark — Surrender, revocation and invalidity — Causes of revocation — No genuine use of a trade mark — Word mark ANNAPURNA (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 51(1)(a)) (see paras 37, 38, 41, 42, 48, 49, 52-54, 64-69)
4.                     Community trade mark — Observations of third parties and opposition — Examination of the opposition — Proof of use of the earlier mark — Partial use — Effect — Concept of ‘part of goods or services’ concerned by registration (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 42(2) and (3)) (see paras 62-64)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 December 2012 (Case R 2409/2011-5), relating to revocation proceedings between Anapurna GmbH and Annapurna SpA.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Dismisses Annapurna SpA’s application for annulment;
3.
Orders Anapurna GmbH to pay the costs, with the exception of those incurred by Annapurna SpA;
4.
Orders Annapurna SpA to bear its own costs.