CELEX: 62010TJ0041
Language: en
Date: 2011-05-05 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 5 May 2011. # Syndicat international des moniteurs de ski - École de ski internationale (SIMS - École de ski internationale) v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark esf école du ski français - Absolute grounds for refusal - State emblem - Article 7(1)(h) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 6ter of the Paris Convention - Mark of such a nature as to deceive the public - Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation No 207/2009. # Case T-41/10.

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 5 May 2011 – SIMS – École de ski internationale v OHIM – SNMSF (esf école
            du ski français)
      (Case T-41/10)
      Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community figurative mark esf école du ski français – Absolute grounds for refusal – State emblem – Article 7(1)(h) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 – Article 6ter of the Paris Convention – Mark of such a nature as to deceive the public – Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation No 207/2009
      1.                     Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Trade marks
            to be refused under the Paris Convention – Protection of emblems of States and international organisations – Extent of protection
            (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(h)) (see para. 20)
      2.                     Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Trade marks
            to be refused under the Paris Convention – Protection of emblems of States and international organisations – Imitation from
            the heraldic point of view (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(h)) (see paras 21-25)
      3.                     Community trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds of invalidity – Registration contrary to Article
            7(1)(g) and (h) of Regulation No 207/2009 (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 7(1)(g) and (h) and 52(1)(a)) (see paras 27,
            37, 52-54, 63-64)
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 November 2009 (Case R 235/2009-1), concerning
                  invalidity proceedings between the Syndicat international des moniteurs de ski – École de ski internationale (SIMS – École
                  de ski internationale) and the Syndicat national des moniteurs du ski français (SNMSF).
               
            Information relating to the case 
      
               Registered Community trade mark of which cancellation sought: 
            
            
               Figurative mark esf école du ski français for goods and services in Classes 25, 28 and 41 (Community trade mark No 4624987
            
         
               Proprietor of the Community trade mark: 
            
            
               Syndicat national des moniteurs du ski français (SNMSF)
            
         
               Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: 
            
            
               Syndicat international des moniteurs de ski – Ecole de ski internationale (SIMS – Ecole de ski internationale)
            
         
               Decision of the Cancellation Division: 
            
            
               Application for declaration of invalidity dismissed
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal: 
            
            
               Appeal dismissed 
            
         
      Operative part
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders the Syndicat international des moniteurs de ski – École de ski internationale (SIMS – École de ski internationale)
                     to pay the costs incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM);
                  
               
            
         
                  3.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders the Syndicat national des moniteurs du ski français to bear its own costs.