# C_2012109EN.01001001.xml

| 14.4.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 109/10 |
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Judgment of the General Court of 29 February 2012 — Certmedica International GmbH v OHIM — Lehning entreprise (L112) and Lehning entreprise v OHIM — Certmedica International (L112)

(Joined Cases T-77/10 and T-78/10)( 1 )

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark L112 - Earlier French word mark L.114 - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the goods - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Declaration of partial invalidity)

2012/C 109/21

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Certmedica International GmbH (Aschaffenburg, Germany) (represented by: P. Pfortner, lawyer) (Case T-77/10); and Lehning entreprise (Sainte-Barbe, France) (represented by P. Demoly, lawyer) (Case T-78/10)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, interveners before the General Court: Lehning entreprise (Case T-77/10) and Certmedica International GmbH (Case T-78/10)

Re:

Action for annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 December 2009 (Case R 934/2009-2) relating to invalidity proceedings between Lehning entreprise and Certmedica International GmbH

Operative part of the judgment

The General Court:

| 1. | In Case T-77/10:
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annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 9 December 2009 (Case R 934/2009-2) in so far as it declares the registration of the mark L112 to be invalid in respect of ‘veterinary preparations’; —
dismisses the action as to the remainder; —
orders Certmedica International GmbH and OHIM to bear their own costs; —
orders Lehning entreprise to pay the costs incurred in connection with its intervention. | — | annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 9 December 2009 (Case R 934/2009-2) in so far as it declares the registration of the mark L112 to be invalid in respect of ‘veterinary preparations’; | — | dismisses the action as to the remainder; | — | orders Certmedica International GmbH and OHIM to bear their own costs; | — | orders Lehning entreprise to pay the costs incurred in connection with its intervention. |
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| — | annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 9 December 2009 (Case R 934/2009-2) in so far as it declares the registration of the mark L112 to be invalid in respect of ‘veterinary preparations’; | | | | | | | | |
| — | dismisses the action as to the remainder; | | | | | | | | |
| — | orders Certmedica International GmbH and OHIM to bear their own costs; | | | | | | | | |
| — | orders Lehning entreprise to pay the costs incurred in connection with its intervention. | | | | | | | | |

| 2. | In Case T-78/10:
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dismisses the action; —
orders Lehning entreprise to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by OHIM; —
orders Certmedica International to pay the costs incurred in connection with its intervention. | — | dismisses the action; | — | orders Lehning entreprise to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by OHIM; | — | orders Certmedica International to pay the costs incurred in connection with its intervention. |
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| — | dismisses the action; | | | | | | |
| — | orders Lehning entreprise to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by OHIM; | | | | | | |
| — | orders Certmedica International to pay the costs incurred in connection with its intervention. | | | | | | |

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( 1 )  OJ C 113, 1.5.2010.

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