CELEX: 62010TN0041
Language: en
Date: 2010-02-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-41/10: Action brought on 2 February 2010 — SIMS — Ecole de ski internationale v OHIM — SNMSF (esf école du ski français)

17.4.2010   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 100/50
            
         Action brought on 2 February 2010 — SIMS — Ecole de ski internationale v OHIM — SNMSF (esf école du ski français)
   (Case T-41/10)
   2010/C 100/76
   Language in which the application was lodged: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Syndicat international des moniteurs de ski — Ecole de ski internationale (SIMS — Ecole de ski internationale) (Albertville, France) (represented by: L. Raison-Rebufat, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Syndicat national des moniteurs du ski français (SNMSF) (Meylan, France)
   
      Form of order sought
   
   
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               vary and annul in its entirety Decision R 235/2009-1 of 11 November 2009 of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM concerning the action for annulment brought by the applicant against Decision 2557 C of the Cancellation Division of OHIM to reject its application for a declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark No 4 624 987 on the ground of an infringement of the provisions of Article 7(1) (h) and (g) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009;
            
         
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               declare that the trade mark No 4 624 987 is invalid on the dual ground of:
               
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                           infringement of Article 6b(1)(a) and (c) of the Paris Convention to which Article 7(h) of Council Regulation No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark expressly refers;
                        
                     
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                           infringement of Article 52 of the Regulation referring to Article 7(1)(g) of Council Regulation No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark;
                        
                     
         
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               declare the revocation of mark No 4 624 987 on the ground of the infringement of Article 51(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 of the Council of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark.
            
         
      Pleas in law and main arguments
   
   
      Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: Figurative mark ‘esf école du ski français’ for goods and services in Classes 25, 28 and 41 (Community trade mark No 4 624 987).
   
      Proprietor of the Community trade mark: Syndicat national des moniteurs du ski français.
   
      Applicant for the declaration of invalidity: Syndicat international des moniteurs de ski — Ecole de ski internationale (SIMS — Ecole de ski internationale)
   
      Decision of the Cancellation Division: Dismiss the application for a declaration of invalidity.
   
      Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismiss the appeal of the applicant
   
      Pleas in law: infringement of Article 7(1)(h) and (g) and Article 51(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009.