Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 30.1.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 24/47 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 2 December 2009 — Volvo Trademark v OHIM — Grebenshikova (SOLVO)

(Case T-434/07)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2010024EN.01004702-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community figurative mark SOLVO - Earlier Community and national word and figurative marks VOLVO - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

2010/C 24/82

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Volvo Trademark Holding AB (Gothenburg, Sweden) (represented by: T. Dolde, V. von Bomhard and A. Renck, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Elena Grebenshikova (Saint Petersburg, Russia) (represented by: M. Björkenfeldt, lawyer)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 2 August 2007 (Case R 1240/2006-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Volvo Trademark Holding AB and Ms Elena Grebenshikova.

Operative part of the judgment

The General 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 2 August 2007 (Case R 1240/2006-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Volvo Trademark Holding AB and Ms Elena Grebenshikova; |

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| 2. | Orders the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) to bear its own costs and to pay half of those incurred by Volvo Trademark Holding; |

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| 3. | Orders Ms Grebenshikova to bear her own costs and to pay half of those incurred by Volvo Trademark Holding. |

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