CELEX: 62013TA0684
Language: en
Date: 2015-09-25 00:00:00
Title: Case T-684/13: Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2015 — Copernicus-Trademarks v OHIM (BLUECO) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark BLUECO — Prior Community word mark BLUECAR — Relative ground for refusal — Distinctive character of the earlier mark — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Application for alteration made by the intervener — Article 65(4) of Regulation No 207/2009)

23.11.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 389/42
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 25 September 2015 — Copernicus-Trademarks v OHIM (BLUECO)
   (Case T-684/13) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark BLUECO - Prior Community word mark BLUECAR - Relative ground for refusal - Distinctive character of the earlier mark - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Application for alteration made by the intervener - Article 65(4) of Regulation No 207/2009))
   (2015/C 389/44)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Copernicus-Trademarks Ltd (Borehamwood, United Kingdom) (represented by: L. Pechan and S. Körber, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Schifko, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Bolloré SA (Érgue-Gaberic, France) (represented initially by: B. Fontaine, and subsequently by: O. Legrand, lawyers)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 October 2013 (Case R 2029/2012-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Bolloré SA and Copernicus-Trademarks Ltd.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Rejects the application for alteration made by Bolloré SA;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders Copernicus-Trademarks Ltd to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 52, 22.2.2014.