Judgment of the General Court of 26 February 2015 — Pangyrus v OHIM — RSVP Design (COLOURBLIND)

(Case T-257/11) (1)

((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark COLOURBLIND - Word sign COLOURBLIND - Absolute ground for refusal - No bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No use in the course of trade of a sign of more than mere local significance - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2015/C 118/29)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Pangyrus Ltd (York, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Clubb, Solicitor, and M. Lindsay QC)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: RSVP Design Ltd (Brookfield, United Kingdom) (represented initially by M. Blair, and subsequently by J. MacKenzie, Solicitors)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 March 2011 (Case R 751/2009-4) concerning invalidity proceedings between Pangyrus Ltd and RSVP Design Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 211, 16.7.2011.