CELEX: 62006TJ0169
Language: en
Date: 2007-11-08
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 8 November 2007. # Charlott SARL v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative Community trade mark Charlott France Entre Luxe et Tradition - Earlier figurative national mark Charlot - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94. # Case T-169/06.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 8 November 2007 – Charlott v OHIM – Charlo (Charlott France Entre
            Luxe et Tradition)
      (Case T-169/06)
      Community trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for figurative Community trade mark Charlott France Entre Luxe et Tradition – Earlier figurative national mark Charlot – Genuine use of the earlier mark – Article 43(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94
      Community trade mark – Observations of third parties and opposition – Examination of the opposition – Proof of use of the earlier mark (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 43(2) and (3) (see paras 37, 64)
      Re:
      
         
               ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 April 2006 (Case R 223/2005‑2) concerning
                  opposition proceedings between Charlo – Confecções para Homens, Artigos de Lã e Outros SA and Charlott SARL.
               
            Information relating to the case
      
               Applicant for the Community trade mark:
            
            
               Charlott SARL
            
         
               Community trade mark sought:
            
            
               Figurative mark Charlott France Entre Luxe et Tradition for goods in Class 25 – Application No 1853274
            
         
               Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings:
            
            
               Charlo – Confecções para Homens, Artigos de Lã e Outros SA
            
         
               Mark or sign cited in opposition:
            
            
               National figurative mark Charlot for goods in Class 25
            
         
               Decision of the Opposition Division:
            
            
               Rejection of the opposition
            
         
               Decision of the Board of Appeal:
            
            
               Decision of the Opposition Division set aside
            
         
      Operative part
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders Charlott SARL to pay the costs, except those incurred by the intervener;
               
            
         
                  3.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  	Orders Charlo – Confecções para Homens, Artigos de Lã e Outros SA to bear its own costs.