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Case T-566/10: Judgment of the General Court of 12 September 2012 — Ertmer v OHIM (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark erkat — Earlier Community and national word and figurative marks CAT — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Damage to reputation — Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (E) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons)

SL C 319, 20.10.2012, p. 8–8 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

20.10.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 319/8


Judgment of the General Court of 12 September 2012 — Ertmer v OHIM

(Case T-566/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark erkat - Earlier Community and national word and figurative marks CAT - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Damage to reputation - Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (E) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons)

2012/C 319/12

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Jutta Ertmer (Tastungen, Germany) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and C. Eckhartt, 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 Court: Caterpillar, Inc. (Peoria, Illinois, United States) (represented by: A. Renck, V. von Bomhard and E. Nicolás Gómez, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 September 2010 (Case R 270/2010-1) relating to invalidity proceedings between Caterpillar, Inc. and Jutta Ertmer.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 7 September 2010 (Case R 270/2010-1);

2.

Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

3.

Orders OHIM and Caterpillar, Inc. to pay the costs


(1)  OJ C 55, 19.2.2011.


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