Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 23.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 219/15 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 14 June 2011 — Sphere Time v OHIM — Punch (Watch attached to a lanyard)

(Case T-68/10)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2011219EN.01001501-E0001)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a watch attached to a lanyard - Prior design - Disclosure of prior design - Individual character - Misuse of powers - Articles 4, 6, 7 and 61 to 63 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)

2011/C 219/19

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Sphere Time (Windhof, Luxembourg) (represented by: C. Jäger, N. Gehlsen and M.-C. Simon, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Punch SAS (Nice, France)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 2 December 2009 (case R 1130/2008-3), concerning invalidity proceedings between Punch SAS and Sphere Time.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Sphere Time to pay the costs. |

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