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Community trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Community word marks BOTOLIST and BOTOCYL – Earlier national figurative and word marks BOTOX – Relative ground for refusal – Damage to reputation – Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) – Duty to state reasons – Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
ACTIONS brought against, in Case T-345/08, the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 28 May 2008 (Case R 863/2007-1), relating to cancellation proceedings between Allergan, Inc. and Helena Rubinstein SNC, and, in Case T‑357/08, the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 June 2008 (Case R 865/2007-1), relating to cancellation proceedings between Allergan, Inc. and L’Oréal SA.
Registered Community trade marks subject of the application for a declaration of invalidity:
Community word mark No 2686392 BOTOLIST for goods in Class 3 and Community word mark No 2782282 BOTOCYL for goods in Class 3 – Community trade mark registration Nos 2686392 and 2782282
Proprietors of the Community trade marks:
Helena Rubinstein SNC and L’Oréal SA
Party requesting the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark:
Allergan, Inc.
Trade mark right of the party requesting the declaration of invalidity:
Community trade mark registration No 2015832 of the figurative mark BOTOX for goods in Class 5; Community trade mark registration No 2575371 of the figurative mark BOTOX for goods in Class 5; Community trade mark registration No 1923986 of the figurative mark BOTOX for goods in Classes 5 and 16; Community trade mark registration No 1999481 of the word mark BOTOX for goods in Class 5; various national trade marks BOTOX
Decision of the Cancellation Division:
Applications for a declaration of invalidity dismissed
Decision of the Board of Appeal:
Decisions of the Cancellation Division annulled
The Court:
1.Dismisses the actions;
2.Orders Helena Rubinstein SNC to pay the costs in Case T‑345/08;
3.Orders L’Oréal SA to pay the costs in Case T‑357/08.