Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 18.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 250/13 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 6 July 2012 — Jackson International v OHIM — Royal Shakespeare (ROYAL SHAKESPEARE)

(Case T-60/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012250EN.01001301-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark ROYAL SHAKESPEARE - Earlier Community word mark RSC-ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY - Relative grounds for invalidity - Mark with a reputation - Article 53(1)(a) and Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Likelihood of association - Unfair advantage taken of the distinctive character or the repute of the earlier trade mark)

2012/C 250/22

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Jackson International Trading Co. Kurt D. Brühl GmbH & Co. KG (Graz, Austria) (represented by: H.-G. Zeiner and S. Di Natale, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: The Royal Shakespeare Company (Warwickshire, United Kingdom) (represented by: C. Barnett, Solicitor, and S. Malynicz, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 November 2009 (Case R 317/2009-1), concerning invalidity proceedings between The Royal Shakespeare Company and Jackson International Trading Co. Kurt D. Brühl GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Jackson International Trading Co. Kurt D. Brühl GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs. |

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