CELEX: 62009TA0291
Language: en
Date: 2012-02-01 00:00:00
Title: Case T-291/09: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2012 — Carrols v OHIM — Gambettola (Pollo Tropical CHICKEN ON THE GRILL) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative Community mark Pollo Tropical CHICKEN ON THE GRILL — Absolute grounds for refusal — No bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

10.3.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 73/26
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2012 — Carrols v OHIM — Gambettola (Pollo Tropical CHICKEN ON THE GRILL)
   (Case T-291/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative Community mark Pollo Tropical CHICKEN ON THE GRILL - Absolute grounds for refusal - No bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2012/C 73/51
   Language of the case: Spanish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Carrols Corp. (Dover, Delaware, United States) (represented by: I. Temiño Ceniceros, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Giulio Gambettola (Los Realejos, Spain) (represented by: F. Brandolini Kujman, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 May 2009 (Case R 632/2008-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Carrols Corp. and Mr Giulio Gambettola.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Carrols Corp. to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 220, 12.9.2009.