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Case T-334/10: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — Leifheit v OHIM — Vermop Salmon (Twist System) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark Twist System — Earlier Community word marks TWIX and TWIXTER — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Case T-334/10: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — Leifheit v OHIM — Vermop Salmon (Twist System) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark Twist System — Earlier Community word marks TWIX and TWIXTER — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Case T-334/10: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — Leifheit v OHIM — Vermop Salmon (Twist System) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark Twist System — Earlier Community word marks TWIX and TWIXTER — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
SL C 258, 25.8.2012, p. 18–18
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
25.8.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 258/18 |
Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — Leifheit v OHIM — Vermop Salmon (Twist System)
(Case T-334/10) (1)
(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark Twist System - Earlier Community word marks TWIX and TWIXTER - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2012/C 258/30
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Leifheit AG (Nassau, Germany) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt and V. Töbelmann, 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, intervener before the General Court: Vermop Salmon GmbH (Gilching, Germany) (represented by: W. von der Osten-Sacken, O. Sude and M. Ring, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 May 2010 (Joined Cases R 924/2009-1 and R 1013/2009-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Vermop Salmon GmbH and Leifheit AG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Leifheit AG to pay the costs. |