Judgment of the General Court of 13 June 2012 - Organismos Kypriakis Galaktokomikis Viomichanias v OHIM - Garmo (HELLIM)
(Case T-534/10)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark HELLIM - Earlier Community collective word mark HALLOUMI - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Right to be heard - Article 63(2) of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Organismos Kypriakis Galaktokomikis Viomichanias (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented initially by: C. Milbradt and H. Van Volxem, and subsequently by C. Milbradt and A. Schwarz, 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: Garmo AG (Stuttgart, Germany)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 September 2010 (Case R 794/2010-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Organismos Kypriakis Galaktokomikis Viomichanias and Garmo AG.
Operative part of the judgment
The General Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Organismos Kypriakis Galaktokomikis Viomichanias to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 30, 29.1.2011.