CELEX: 62006TJ0133
Language: en
Date: 2008-10-23
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 23 October 2008. # TIM The International Music Company AG and TTV Tonträger-Vertrieb-2000 GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark PAST PERFECT - Rejection of the application for a declaration of invalidity - Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Article 7(2). # Case T-133/06.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) of 23 October 2008 – TIM and TTV v OHIM – Past Perfect (PAST PERFECT)
      (Case T-133/06)
      Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word mark PAST PERFECT – Rejection of the application for a declaration of invalidity – Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Article 7(2)
      Community trade mark – Surrender, revocation and invalidity – Absolute grounds of invalidity (Council Regulation No 40/94, Arts 7(1)(b) to (d) and 51(1)(a)) (see paras 31-41, 48, 53-55)
      Re: 
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 February 2006 (Case R 150/2005-1), relating
                  to invalidity proceedings between TIM The International Music Company AG and TTV Tonträger-Vertrieb-2000 GmbH, on the one
                  hand, and Past Perfect Ltd, on the other.
               
            Information relating to the case
      
               Registered Community trade mark of which cancellation sought:
            
            
               Word mark PAST PERFECT for goods in Class 9 – Application No 1984269
            
         
               Proprietor of the Community trade mark:
            
            
               Past Perfect Ltd
            
         
               Parties seeking cancellation of the Community trade mark:
            
            
               TIM The International Music Company AG and TTV Tonträger-Vertrieb-2000 GmbH
            
         
               Decision of the Cancellation Division:
            
            
               Dismissal of the application
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal:
            
            
               Appeal dismissed
            
         
      Operative part
      The Court: 
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders TIM The International Music Company AG and TTV Tonträger-Vertrieb-2000 GmbH to pay the costs.