Judgment of the General Court of 13 June 2012 - Süd-Chemie v OHIM - Byk-Cera (CERATIX)
(Case T-312/11)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark CERATIX - Earlier national word mark CERATOFIX - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Süd-Chemie AG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: Baron W. von der Osten-Sacken and A. Wenninger-Lenz, lawyers)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Byk-Cera BV (Deventer, Netherlands) (represented by: J. Kroher and A. Hettenkofer, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 April 2011 (Case R 1585/2010-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Süd-Chemie AG and Byk-Cera BV.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Süd-Chemie AG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 238, 13.8.2011.