CELEX: 62010TA0570
Language: en
Date: 2012-05-22 00:00:00
Title: Case T-570/10: Judgment of the General Court of 22 May 2012 — Environmental Manufacturing v OHIM — Wolf (Representation of the head of a wolf) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for a Community figurative mark representing a wolf’s head — Earlier national and international figurative marks WOLF Jardin and Outils WOLF — Relative grounds for refusal — Detriment to the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

7.7.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 200/14
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 22 May 2012 — Environmental Manufacturing v OHIM — Wolf (Representation of the head of a wolf)
   (Case T-570/10) (1)
   
   (Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for a Community figurative mark representing a wolf’s head - Earlier national and international figurative marks WOLF Jardin and Outils WOLF - Relative grounds for refusal - Detriment to the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
   2012/C 200/27
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Environmental Manufacturing LLP (Stowmarket, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister, and M. Atkins, Solicitor)
   
      Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)
   
      Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Société Elmar Wolf (Wissembourg, France) (represented by: N. Boespflug, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 October 2010 (Case R 425/2010-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Société Elmar Wolf and Environmental Manufacturing LLP.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Environmental Manufacturing LLP to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 63, 26.2.2011.