Judgment of the General Court of 13 June 2012 - Organismos Kypriakis Galaktokomikis Viomichanias v OHIM - Garmo (GAZI Hellim)
(Case T-535/10)
(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark GAZI Hellim - Prior collective Community word mark HALLOUMI - Relative ground for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Organismos Kypriakis Galaktokomikis Viomichanias (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented initally 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 1497/2009-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Organismos Kypriakis Galaktokomikis Viomichanias and Garmo AG.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 20 September 2010 (Case R 1497/2009 4);
2. Orders OHIM to pay the costs, including those incurred in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.
____________1 - OJ C 30, 29.1.2011.