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**Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 April 2010 – Cabel Hall Citrus v OHIM – Casur (EGLÉFRUIT)**

**(Case T-488/07)**

Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark EGLÉFRUIT – Earlier Community word mark UGLI and earlier national figurative mark ‘UGLI Fruit – but the affliction is only skin deep’ – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation
(EC) No 207/2009)

Community trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Relative grounds of invalidity – Registration contrary to Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 52(1)(a)) (see paras 30,
47-48, 50-51)

**Re:**

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| --- | --- |
|  | ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 19 September 2007 (Case R 293/2007-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Cabel Hall Citrus Ltd and Casur S. Coop. Andaluza. |

**Information relating to the case**

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| --- | --- |
| Registered Community trade mark subject of the application for a declaration of invalidity: | Word mark EGLÉFRUIT for goods and services in Classes 29, 30 and 31 – Community trade mark No 3517431 |
| Proprietor of the Community trade mark: | Casur S. Coop. Andaluza |
| Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: | Cabel Hall Citrus Ltd |
| Trade mark right of the party requesting the declaration of invalidity: | Community work mark UGLI for goods in Classes 29, 31 and 32 and national figurative mark UGLI Fruit – but the affliction is only skin deep for products in Class 31 |
| Decision of the Cancellation Division: | Cancellation refused |
| Decision of the Board of Appeal: | Appeal dismissed |

**Operative part**

The Court:

1.     Dismisses the action;

2.     Orders Cabel Hall Citrus Ltd to pay the costs.

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