Judgment of the General Court of 14 June 2011 - Sphere Time v OHIM - Punch (Watch attached to a lanyard)
(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a watch attached to a lanyard - Prior design - Disclosure of prior design - Individual character - Misuse of powers - Articles 4, 6, 7 and 61 to 63 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Sphere Time (Windhof, Luxembourg) (represented by: C. Jäger, N. Gehlsen and M.-C. Simon, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Punch SAS (Nice, France)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 2 December 2009 (case R 1130/2008-3), concerning invalidity proceedings between Punch SAS and Sphere Time.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Sphere Time to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.