Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 28 June 2012 —Constellation Brands v OHIM (COOK’S)(Case T-314/10)
Community trade mark — Word mark COOK’S — Failure to apply for renewal of the mark — Cancellation of the mark upon expiry of the registration — Application for restitutio in integrum — Article 81 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
1.                     Community trade mark — Procedural provisions — Restitutio in integrum — Conditions — Vigilance required by circumstances —
Delegation of tasks concerning the renewal of a trade mark (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 81(1)) (see paras 17-18)
2.                     Community trade mark — Procedural provisions — Restitutio in integrum — Conditions — Vigilance required by circumstances —
Exceptional, and thus unpredictable, events — Human error in recording information — Not included (Council Regulation No 207/2009,
Art. 81(1)) (see paras 19, 28, 29)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 April 2010 (Case R 1048/2009-1) in so far as
it dismissed the application for restitutio in integrum.
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Constellation Brands, Inc., to pay the costs.