Judgment_paragraph 40 · Formula One Licensing BV v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) and Global Sports Media Ltd (C-196/11 P)

40It follows from the coexistence of Community trade marks and national trade marks, and from the fact that the registration of the latter does not fall within the sphere of competence of OHIM, and that judicial review in respect of them does not fall within the jurisdiction of the General Court, that in proceedings opposing the registration of a Community trade mark, the validity of national trade marks may not be called into question.