Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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**Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 1 July 2009 – Perfetti Van Melle v OHIM – Cloetta Fazer (CENTER
SHOCK)**

**(Case T-16/08)**

Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark CENTER SHOCK – Earlier national word marks CENTER – Relative ground for refusal – 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 (Council Regulation No 40/94, Arts 8(1)(b) and 52(1)(a)) (see paras 41-44, 49-50)

**Re:**

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| --- | --- |
|  | ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 November 2007 (Case R 149/2006-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Cloetta Fazer AB and Perfetti Van Melle SpA. |

**Information relating to the case**

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| Registered Community trade mark subject of the application for a declaration of invalidity: | The word mark ‘CENTER SHOCK’ for goods in Class 30 – Community trade mark No 973065 |
| Proprietor of the Community trade mark: | Perfetti Van Melle SpA |
| Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: | Cloetta Fazer AB |
| Trade mark right of the party requesting the declaration of invalidity: | The national word marks ‘CENTER’ and ‘CLOETTA CENTER’ for goods in, inter alia, Class 30 |
| Decision of the Cancellation Division: | Declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark |
| Decision of the Board of Appeal: | Appeal dismissed |

**Operative part**

The Court:

1.      Dismisses the action;

2.      Orders Perfetti Van Melle SpA to pay the costs.

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