Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 5 May 2011.#Syndicat international des moniteurs de ski - École de ski internationale (SIMS - École de ski internationale) v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).#Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community figurative mark esf école du ski français - Absolute grounds for refusal - State emblem - Article 7(1)(h) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 6ter of the Paris Convention - Mark of such a nature as to deceive the public - Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation No 207/2009.#Case T-41/10.

Subject of the case

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 November 2009 (Case R 235/2009-1), concerning invalidity proceedings between the Syndicat international des moniteurs de ski – École de ski internationale (SIMS – École de ski internationale) and the Syndicat national des moniteurs du ski français (SNMSF).

Information relating to the case

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Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the Syndicat international des moniteurs de ski – École de ski internationale (SIMS – École de ski internationale) to pay the costs incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM);

3. Orders the Syndicat national des moniteurs du ski français to bear its own costs.