CELEX: 62013TA0344
Language: en
Date: 2014-11-19 00:00:00
Title: Case T-344/13: Judgment of the General Court of 19 November 2014  — Out of the blue v OHIM — Dubois and Another (FUNNY BANDS) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark FUNNY BANDS — Earlier national trade name FUNNY BANDS — Earlier national Internet domain name ‘www.funny-bands.com’  — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Use of a sign in the course of trade of more than mere local significance — Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Rejection of the opposition)

12.1.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 7/34
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 19 November 2014 — Out of the blue v OHIM — Dubois and Another (FUNNY BANDS)
   (Case T-344/13) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark FUNNY BANDS - Earlier national trade name FUNNY BANDS - Earlier national Internet domain name ‘www.funny-bands.com’ - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Use of a sign in the course of trade of more than mere local significance - Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Rejection of the opposition))
   (2015/C 007/37)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Out of the blue KG (Lilienthal, Germany) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt and D. Kipping, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, acting as Agent)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Frédéric Dubois (Lasne, Belgium) and Another
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 April 2013 (Case R 542/2012-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Out of the blue KG and Mr Frédéric Dubois and Another.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1)
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2)
            
            
               Orders Out of the blue KG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 260, 7.9.2013.