CELEX: 62010TA0403
Language: en
Date: 2011-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Case T-403/10: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2011 — Brighton Collectibles v OHIM — Felmar (BRIGHTON) (Community trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for Community word mark BRIGHTON — National word and figurative marks BRIGHTON and earlier signs BRIGHTON — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) and 8(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 8(1)(b) and 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009)

12.11.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 331/20
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2011 — Brighton Collectibles v OHIM — Felmar (BRIGHTON)
   (Case T-403/10) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition procedure - Application for Community word mark ‘BRIGHTON’ - National word and figurative marks ‘BRIGHTON’ and earlier signs ‘BRIGHTON’ - Relative grounds for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) and 8(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(1)(b) and 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009)
   2011/C 331/37
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Brighton Collectibles, Inc. (Dover, Delaware, USA) (represented by: R. Delorey, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Felmar (Paris, France) (represented by: D. Monégier du Sorbier, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 June 2010 (Case R 408/2009-4) concerning an opposition procedure between Brighton Collectibles Inc. and Felmar.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Brighton Collectibles Inc. to bear its own costs and to pay the costs of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM);
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders Felmar to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 328, 4.12.2010.