Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.6.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 186/24 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 5 May 2011 — SIMS — École de ski internationale v OHIM — SNMSF (esf école du ski français)

(Case T-41/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2011186EN.01002402-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark esf école du ski français - Absolute grounds for refusal - State emblem - Article 7(1)(h) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 6ter of the Paris Convention - Mark of such a nature as to deceive the public - Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation No 207/2009)

2011/C 186/45

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Syndicat international des moniteurs de ski — École de ski internationale (SIMS — École de ski internationale) (Albertville, France) (represented by: L. Raison-Rebufat, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially A. Folliard-Monguiral and subsequently by A. Folliard-Monguiral and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Syndicat national des moniteurs du ski français (SNMSF) (Meylan, France) (represented by: J.-P. Stouls, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 November 2009 (Case R 235/2009-1), concerning invalidity proceedings between the Syndicat international des moniteurs de ski — École de ski internationale (SIMS — École de ski internationale) and the Syndicat national des moniteurs du ski français (SNMSF)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | orders the Syndicat international des moniteurs de ski — École de ski internationale (SIMS — École de ski internationale) to pay the costs incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM); |

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| 3. | orders the Syndicat national des moniteurs du ski français to bear its own costs. |

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