Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 - Leifheit v OHIM - Vermop Salmon (Twist System)
(Case T-334/10)
(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)
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.
____________1 - OJ C 288, 23.10.2010.