Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 10.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 262/15 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 16 June 2015 — Polytetra v OHIM — EI du Pont de Nemours (POLYTETRAFLON)

(Case T-660/11)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2015262EN.01001501-E0001)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark POLYTETRAFLON - Earlier Community word mark TEFLON - No genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Final product incorporating a component - Use of the earlier mark in respect of the final products of third parties - Duty to state reasons))

(2015/C 262/19)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Polytetra GmbH (Mönchengladbach, Germany) (represented by: R. Schiffer, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Bullock, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, United States) (represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 September 2011 (Case R 2005/2010-1) concerning opposition proceedings between EI du Pont de Nemours and Company and Polytetra GmbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 29 September 2011 (Case R 2005/2010-1); |

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| 2. | Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Polytetra GmbH; |

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| 3. | Orders EI du Pont de Nemours and Company to bear its own costs. |

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