Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2014:129
Date: 2014-03-06
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Seventh Chamber
Subject matter: Trade marks;Intellectual, industrial and commercial property
Procedure: Action for annulment;Appeal - successful
Origin: Denmark;France

ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT 18 September 2012 (*) (Joinder) In Case C‑337/12 P, APPEAL under Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice, brought on 16 July 2012 (fax of 11 July 2012), Pi-Design AG and Others, established in Triengen (Switzerland), Bodum France, established in Neuilly-sur-Seine (France), Bodum Logistics A/S, established in Billund (Denmark), represented by H. Pernez, avocat, applicants, the other parties to the proceedings being: Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd, established in Tsubame-shi (Japan), represented by S. Verea, avvocato, applicant at first instance, Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), represented by A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent, defendant at first instance, in Case C‑338/12 P, APPEAL under Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice, brought on 16 July 2012, Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), represented by A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent, applicant, the other parties to the proceedings being: Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd, established in Tsubame-shi (Japan), represented by S. Verea, avvocato, applicant at first instance, Pi-Design AG and Others, established in Triengen (Switzerland), Bodum France, established in Neuilly-sur-Seine (France), Bodum Logistics A/S, established in Billund (Denmark), represented by H. Pernez, avocat, interveners at first instance, in Case C‑339/12 P, APPEAL under Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice, brought on 16 July 2012 (fax of 11 July 2012), Pi-Design AG and Others, established in Triengen (Switzerland), Bodum France, established in Neuilly-sur-Seine (France), Bodum Logistics A/S, established in Billund (Denmark), represented by H. Pernez, avocat, applicants, the other parties to the proceedings being: Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd, established in Tsubame-shi (Japan), represented by S. Verea, avvocato, applicant at first instance, Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), represented by A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent, defendant at first instance, and in Case C‑340/12 P, APPEAL under Article 56 of the Statute of the Court of Justice, brought on 16 July 2012, Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), represented by A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent, applicant, the other parties to the proceedings being: Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd, established in Tsubame-shi (Japan), represented by S. Verea, avvocato, applicant at first instance, Pi-Design AG and Others, established in Triengen (Switzerland), Bodum France, established in Neuilly-sur-Seine (France), Bodum Logistics A/S, established in Billund (Denmark), represented by H. Pernez, avocat, interveners at first instance, THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT, after hearing the First Advocate General, J. Mazák, makes the following Order 1 By letter of 2 August 2012 the Court invited the parties to express their views on the possible joinder of Cases C-337/12 P to C-340/12 P for the purposes of the written and oral procedure and of the judgment. 2 By letter received at the Court Registry on 16 August 2012, OHIM informed the Court that it had no objections to a possible joinder of the cases at issue. 3 By letter received at the Court Registry on 24 August 2012 (fax of 22 August 2012), the parties PI-Design AG and Others informed the Court that they had no objections to a possible joinder of the cases at issue. 4 By letter received at the Court Registry on 31 August 2012 (fax and email of 30 August 2012), the party Yoshida Metal Industry Co. Ltd informed the Court that it had no objections to a possible joinder of the cases at issue. 5 As the cases referred to above are connected by reason of their subject-matter, it is appropriate to join them in accordance with Article 43 of the Rules of Procedure for the purposes of the written and oral procedure and of the judgment. On those grounds, the President of the Court hereby orders: 1. Cases C‑337/12 P to C‑340/12 P are joined for the purposes of the written and oral procedure and of the judgment. 2. The costs are reserved. Luxembourg, 18 September 2012. A. Calot Escobar V. Skouris Registrar President * Language of the case: English.