Joined Cases T-77/10 and T-78/10: 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) (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)
Date: 2012-02-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical product, trade-mark law








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14.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 109/10





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:






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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’;










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dismisses the action as to the remainder;










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orders Certmedica International GmbH and OHIM to bear their own costs;










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orders Lehning entreprise to pay the costs incurred in connection with its intervention.














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In Case T-78/10:






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dismisses the action;










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orders Lehning entreprise to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by OHIM;










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orders Certmedica International to pay the costs incurred in connection with its intervention.










(1)  OJ C 113, 1.5.2010.