Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2011 — Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg v OHIM — British-American Tobacco Polska (Romuald Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg)

(Case T-271/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Romuald Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg - Earlier national word mark JAN III SOBIESKI and earlier national figurative mark JAN III Sobieski - Failure to comply with the obligation to pay the application fee or to do so by bank transfer within the period prescribed - Decision of the Board of Appeal declaring the action to be unfounded - Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2869/95 - Application for restitutio in integrum - Lack of exceptional or unforeseeable circumstances - Article 81 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2011/C 311/71

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Romuald Prinz Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg (Dortmund, Germany) (represented by: U. Fitzner and U.H. Fitzner, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: British-American Tobacco Polska S.A. (Augustów, Poland)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 May 2009 (Case R 771/2008-4), relating to opposition proceedings between British-American Tobacco Polska S.A. and Romuald Sobieski zu Schwarzenberg

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 220, 12.9.2009.