Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2013 – Merlin and Others v OHIM – Dusyma (Game)
(Case T-231/10) 1
(Community design – Invalidity proceedings – Registered Community design representing a game – Earlier design – Grounds for invalidity – Novelty – Individual character – Distinction between goods and design – Articles 3, 4, 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 )
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicants: Merlin Handelsgesellschaft mbH (Forchtenberg, Germany); Rolf Krämer (Forchtenberg); BLS Basteln Lernen Spielen GmbH (Forchtenberg); and Andreas Hohl (Künzelsau, Germany) (represented by: R. Kramer, lawyer)
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: Dusyma Kindergartenbedarf GmbH (Schorndorf, Germany) (represented by: A. Zinnecker, lawyer)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 March 2010 (Case R 879/2009-3) relating to invalidity proceedings between Merlin Handelsgesellschaft mbH and Others and Dusyma Kindergartenbedarf GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Merlin Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Mr Rolf Krämer, BLS Basteln Lernen Spielen GmbH and Mr Andreas Hohl to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 209, 31.7.2010.