CELEX: 62012TA0417
Language: en
Date: 2013-10-23 00:00:00
Title: Case T-417/12: Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2013 — SFC Jardibric v OHIM — Aqua Center Europa (AQUA FLOW) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community figurative mark AQUA FLOW — Earlier national figurative mark VAQUA FLOW — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Declaration of invalidity — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — No limitation in consequence of acquiescence — Article 54(2) of Regulation No 207/2009)

7.12.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 359/10
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 23 October 2013 — SFC Jardibric v OHIM — Aqua Center Europa (AQUA FLOW)
   (Case T-417/12) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark AQUA FLOW - Earlier national figurative mark VAQUA FLOW - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Declaration of invalidity - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No limitation in consequence of acquiescence - Article 54(2) of Regulation No 207/2009)
   2013/C 359/17
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: SFC Jardibric (Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle, France) (represented by: J.-L. Fourgoux, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: Ó. Mondéjar Ortuño, Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Aqua Center Europa, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: M.J. Martín Izquierdo, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 July 2012 (Case R 2230/2010-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Aqua Center Europa, SA and SFC Jardibric.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders SFC Jardibric to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 373, 1.12.2012.