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20.10.2007 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 247/23 |
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 September 2007 — Consorzio per la tutela del formaggio Grana Padano v OHIM — Biraghi (GRANA BIRAGHI)
(Case T-291/03) (1)
(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark GRANA BIRAGHI - Protection of the designation of origin ‘grana padano’ - Lack of generic nature - Article 142 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92)
(2007/C 247/34)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Consorzio per la tutela del formaggio Grana Padano (Desenzano del Garda, Italy) (represented by: P. Perani, P. Colombo and A. Schmitt, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Buffolo and O. Montalto, Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Italian Republic (represented by G. Aiello, lawyer)
The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the Court of First Instance, being: Biraghi SpA, (Cavallermaggiore Italy) (represented by F. Antenucci, F. Giuggia, P. Mayer and J.-L. Schiltz, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 June 2003 (Case R 153/2002-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between Consorzio per la tutela del formaggio Grana Padano and Biraghi SpA
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 16 June 2003 (Case R 153/2002-1); |
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Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Consorzio per la tutela del formaggio Grana Padano; |
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Orders the Italian Republic and Biraghi SpA to bear their own costs. |