CELEX: 62013TA0674
Language: en
Date: 2016-01-28 00:00:00
Title: Case T-674/13: Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2016 — Gugler France v OHIM — Gugler (GUGLER) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community figurative mark GUGLER — Absolute ground for refusal — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 — Ground raised by the Court of its own motion)

7.3.2016   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 90/14
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2016 — Gugler France v OHIM — Gugler (GUGLER)
   (Case T-674/13) (1)
   
   ((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark GUGLER - Absolute ground for refusal - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 - Ground raised by the Court of its own motion))
   (2016/C 090/19)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Gugler France (Besançon, France) (represented by: A. Grolée, lawyer)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Alexander Gugler (Maxdorf, Germany)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 October 2013 (Case R 356/2012-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Gugler France and Mr Alexander Gugler.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 16 October 2013 (Case R 356/2012-4);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Gugler France in the course of the proceedings before the Court.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 61, 1.3.2014.