Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.10.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 288/33 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 9 September 2010 — Axis v OHIM — Etra Investigación y Desarrollo (ETRAX)

(Case T-70/08) [(1)](#ntr1-C_2010288EN.01003301-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark ETRAX - Earlier national figurative marks containing the word elements ETRA I+D - Relative ground for refusal - Admissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal - Rule 49(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 and Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 60 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2010/C 288/62)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Axis AB (Lund, Sweden) (represented by: J. Norderyd, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Etra Investigación y Desarrollo, SA (Valencia, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 November 2007 (Case R 334/2007-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Etra Investigación y Desarrollo, SA and Axis AB.

Operative part of the order

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 27 November 2007 (Case R 334/2007-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Etra Investigación y Desarrollo, SA and Axis AB; |

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| 2. | Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Axis AB. |

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