Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 258/20 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — Hand Held Products v OHIM — Orange Brand Services (DOLPHIN)

(Case T-361/11)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012258EN.01002001-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark DOLPHIN - Earlier Community word mark DOLPHIN - Opposition refused in part - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2012/C 258/36

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Hand Held Products, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: J. Güell Serra and M. Curell Aguilà, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented: initially by P. Bullock and R. Pethke and subsequently by P. Bullock and G. Schneider, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Orange Brand Services Ltd (Bristol, United Kingdom)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 April 2011 (Case R 1443/2010-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Hand Held Products, Inc. and Orange Brand Services Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 6 April 2011 (Case R 1443/2010-1) in so far as it rejected the opposition in respect of electrical and electronic accessories; |

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| 2. | Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |

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| 3. | Orders Hand Held Products, Inc. and OHIM each to bear their own costs. |

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