CELEX: 62012CB0260
Language: en
Date: 2013-05-16 00:00:00
Title: Case C-260/12 P: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 May 2013 — Volkswagen AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Suzuki Motor Corp. (Appeal — Community trade mark — Word mark Swift GTi — Opposition by the proprietor of national and international word marks GTI — Withdrawal of the opposition — Appeal which has become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate)

3.8.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 225/44
            
         Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 May 2013 — Volkswagen AG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Suzuki Motor Corp.
   (Case C-260/12 P) (1)
   
   (Appeal - Community trade mark - Word mark Swift GTi - Opposition by the proprietor of national and international word marks GTI - Withdrawal of the opposition - Appeal which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
   2013/C 225/75
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Volkswagen AG (represented by: S. Risthaus, Rechtsanwalt)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, Agent), Suzuki Motor Corp.
   
      Re:
   
   Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 21 March 2012 in Case T-63/09 Volkswagen v OHIM — Suzuki Motor (SWIFT GTi) by which the General Court dismissed the action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 December 2008 (Case R 749/2007-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Volkswagen AG and Suzuki Motor Corp. — Word sign SWIFT GTi — Likelihood of confusion with the word mark GTI — Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1)
   
      Operative part of the order
   
   
               1.
            
            
               There is no need to adjudicate on the appeal.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Volkswagen AG shall pay the costs of these proceedings.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 227, 28.7.2012.