Judgment of the General Court of 9 July 2014 — Moonich Produktkonzepte & Realisierung v OHIM — Thermofilm Australia (HEATSTRIP)
(Case T-184/12) 1
(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark HEATSTRIP — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Articles 75 and 76 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Moonich Produktkonzepte & Realisierung GmbH (Sauerlach b. München, Germany) (represented by: H. Pannen, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Walicka, Agent)
Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Thermofilm Australia Pty Ltd (Melbourne, Australia) (represented by: J. Kroher and K. Bach, lawyers)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 January 2012 (Case R 1956/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Thermofilm Australia Pty Ltd and Moonich Produktkonzepte & Realisierung GmbH.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Moonich Produktkonzepte & Realisierung GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) and by Thermofilm Australia Pty Ltd.
________________________1 OJ C 200, 7.7.2012.