Order of the General Court of 17 July 2012 - United States Polo Association v OHIM - Polo/Lauren (Representation of two polo players)
(Case T-517/11)
(Community trade mark - Partial refusal of registration - Withdrawal of the application for registration - No need to adjudicate)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: United States Polo Association (Lexington, Kentucky, United States) (represented by: P. Goldenbaum, I. Rohr and T. Melchert, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: The Polo/Lauren Company, LP (New York, New York, United States) (represented by: M. Granado Carpenter and M. Polo Carreño, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 June 2011 (Case R 1170/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between United States Polo Association and The Polo/Lauren Company, LP.
Operative part of the order
1. There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.
2. The applicant is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay the costs of the defendant and the intervener.
____________1 - OJ C 355, 3.12.2011.