CELEX: 62012TA0538
Language: en
Date: 2014-01-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-538/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2014 — Optilingua v OHIM — Esposito (ALPHATRAD) (Community trade mark — Revocation proceedings — Community figurative mark — Genuine use of the mark — Extent of the use — Second subparagraph of Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

22.2.2014   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 52/36
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2014 — Optilingua v OHIM — Esposito (ALPHATRAD)
   (Case T-538/12) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Revocation proceedings - Community figurative mark - Genuine use of the mark - Extent of the use - Second subparagraph of Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2014/C 52/69
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Optilingua Holding SA (Épalingues, Switzerland) (represented by: S. Rizzo, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Pétrequin and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Michele Esposito (Cava de' Tirreni, Italy)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 October 2012 (Case R 444/2011-1) relating to revocation proceedings between Mr Michele Esposito and Optilingua Holding SA.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Optilingua Holding SA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 38, 9.2.2013.