CELEX: 62008TA0351
Language: en
Date: 2010-06-30 00:00:00
Title: Case T-351/08: Judgment of the General Court of 30 June 2010 — Matratzen Concord v OHIM — Barranco Schnitzler and Barranco Rodriguez (MATRATZEN CONCORD) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark MATRATZEN CONCORD — Earlier national word mark MATRATZEN — Relative ground for refusal — Evidence of use of the earlier mark — Obligation to state the reasons on which a decision is based — Article 73 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

14.8.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 221/39
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 30 June 2010 — Matratzen Concord v OHIM — Barranco Schnitzler and Barranco Rodriguez (MATRATZEN CONCORD)
   (Case T-351/08) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark MATRATZEN CONCORD - Earlier national word mark MATRATZEN - Relative ground for refusal - Evidence of use of the earlier mark - Obligation to state the reasons on which a decision is based - Article 73 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
   2010/C 221/63
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Matratzen Concord GmbH (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: J. Albrecht, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Pablo Barranco Schnitzler and Mariano Barranco Rodriguez (Sant Just Desvern, Spain)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 May 2008 (Case R 1034/2007-2), relating to opposition proceedings between (i) Pablo Barranco Schnitzler and Mariano Barranco Rodriguez and (ii) Matratzen Concord GmbH.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               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 30 May 2008 (Case R 1034/2007-2);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders OHIM to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 285, 8.11.2008.