Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 4.8.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 253/27 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 24 June 2014 — 1872 Holdings v OHIM — Havana Club International (THE SPIRIT OF CUBA)

(Case T-207/13)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2014253EN.01002702-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark THE SPIRIT OF CUBA - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2014/C 253/39

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: 1872 Holdings vof (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: M. Antoine-Lalance, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Havana Club International SA (Havana, Cuba) (represented by: M. Pomares Caballero, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 January 2013 (Case R 684/2012-1) concerning invalidity proceedings between Havana Club International SA and 1872 Holdings vof.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders 1872 Holdings vof to pay the costs. |

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