Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.6.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 186/25 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 11 May 2011 — Flaco Geräte v OHIM — Delgado Sámchez (FLACO)

(Case T-74/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2011186EN.01002501-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark FLACO - Earlier national word mark FLACO - Relative ground for refusal - Identical goods - Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Request for proof of genuine use of the earlier mark submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 and Rule 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)

2011/C 186/46

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Flaco Geräte GmbH (Gütersloh, Germany) (represented by: M. Wirtz, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard Monguiral, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Jesús Delgado Sánchez (Socuellamos, Spain)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 November 2009 (Case R 86/2009-2) concerning opposition proceedings between Mr Jesús Delgado Sánchez and Flaco Geräte GmbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Flaco-Geräte GmbH to pay the costs. |

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