CELEX: 62009TA0271
Language: en
Date: 2011-09-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-271/09: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2011 — Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg v OHIM — British-American Tobacco Polska (Romuald Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark Romuald Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg — Earlier national word mark JAN III SOBIESKI and earlier national figurative mark JAN III Sobieski — Failure to comply with the obligation to pay the application fee or to do so by bank transfer within the period prescribed — Decision of the Board of Appeal declaring the action to be unfounded — Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2869/95 — Application for restitutio in integrum — Lack of exceptional or unforeseeable circumstances — Article 81 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

22.10.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 311/40
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2011 — Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg v OHIM — British-American Tobacco Polska (Romuald Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg)
   (Case T-271/09) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Romuald Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg - Earlier national word mark JAN III SOBIESKI and earlier national figurative mark JAN III Sobieski - Failure to comply with the obligation to pay the application fee or to do so by bank transfer within the period prescribed - Decision of the Board of Appeal declaring the action to be unfounded - Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2869/95 - Application for restitutio in integrum - Lack of exceptional or unforeseeable circumstances - Article 81 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2011/C 311/71
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Romuald Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg (Dortmund, Germany) (represented by: U. Fitzner and U.H. Fitzner, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: British-American Tobacco Polska S.A. (Augustów, Poland)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 May 2009 (Case R 771/2008-4), relating to opposition proceedings between British-American Tobacco Polska S.A. and Romuald Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Romuald Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 220, 12.9.2009.