Community trade mark Absolute ground for refusal Lack of distinctive character Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) Application for Community word mark diegesellschafter.de
Sumário
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 October 2010.
Deutsche Behindertenhilfe - Aktion Mensch eV v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark diegesellschafter.de - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009).
Case T-47/09.
Texto da decisão
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 October 2010 – Deutsche Behindertenhilfe – Aktion Mensch v OHIM (diegesellschafter.de)
(Case T-47/09)
Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark diegesellschafter.de – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of any distinctive character (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 29, 49-50)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 27 November 2008 (Case R 1094/2008-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign diegesellschafter.de as a Community trade mark. |
Information relating to the case
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Applicant for the Community trade mark: |
Deutsche Behindertenhilfe – Aktion Mensch eV |
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Community trade mark sought: |
Word mark ‘diegesellschafter.de’ for services in Classes 35 and 41 –Application No 460372 |
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Decision of the examiner: |
Registration refused |
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Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Deutsche Behindertenhilfe – Aktion Mensch eV to pay the costs. |