Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 25.8.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 258/18 |

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Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2012 — Vermop Salmon v OHIM — Leifheit (Clean Twist)

(Case T-61/11)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2012258EN.01001803-E0001)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark Clean Twist - Earlier Community word marks TWIX and TWIXSTER - Relative ground of refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2012/C 258/32

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Vermop Salmon GmbH (Gilching, Germany) (represented by: W. von der Osten-Sacken, M. Ring and O. Sude, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Leifheit AG (Nassau, Germany) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt and V. Töbelmann, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 19 November 2010 (Case R 671/2010-1), relating to invalidity proceedings between Vermop Salmon GmbH and Leifheit AG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders Vermop Salmon GmbH to pay the costs. |

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