Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 15 December 2006. – Ferrero Deutschland GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.

Subject of the case

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 March 2004 (Case R 540/2002-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Ferrero OHG mbH and Cornu SA Fontain.

Information relating to the case

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Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the applicant to pay its own costs, the whole of the costs relating to the procedural issue concerning its substitution for Ferrero OHG mbH, and half of the costs incurred by the intervener;

3. Orders the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) to pay its own costs and half of those incurred by the intervener.