Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2011 - Centrotherm Systemtechnik v OHIM - centrotherm Clean Solutions (CENTROTHERM)
(Community trade mark - Revocation proceedings - Community word mark CENTROTHERM - Genuine use of the mark - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Examination of the facts of the Office's own motion - Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Admissibility of new evidence - Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Plea of illegality - Rule 40(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Centrotherm Systemtechnik GmbH (Brilon, Germany) (represented by: J. Albrecht and U. Vormbrock, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider and R. Manea, acting as Agents)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: centrotherm Clean Solutions GmbH & Co. KG (Blaubeuren, Germany) (represented by: O. Löffel, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 25 August 2009 (Case R 6/2008-4) relating to revocation proceedings between centrotherm Clean Solutions GmbH & Co. KG and Centrotherm Systemtechnik GmbH
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Centrotherm Systemtechnik GmbH to pay the costs;
3. Orders centrotherm Clean Solutions GmbH & Co. KG to bear its own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 312, 19.12.2009.