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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 June 2012. # Seven Towns Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for Community mark representing seven squares of different colours - Sign of which a Community trade mark may consist - Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009. # Case T-293/10.
Rettens dom (Første Afdeling) af 14. juni 2012.
Seven Towns Ltd mod Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design) (KHIM).
EF-varemærker - ansøgning om registrering af syv kvadrater i forskellige farver som EF-varemærke - EF-varemærkets form - artikel 4 i forordning (EF) nr. 207/2009.
Sag T-293/10.
Rettens dom (Første Afdeling) af 14. juni 2012.
Seven Towns Ltd mod Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design) (KHIM).
EF-varemærker - ansøgning om registrering af syv kvadrater i forskellige farver som EF-varemærke - EF-varemærkets form - artikel 4 i forordning (EF) nr. 207/2009.
Sag T-293/10.
Samling af Afgørelser 2012 -00000
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2012:302
- Date of document:
- 14/06/2012
- Date lodged:
- 06/07/2010
- Author:
- Retten
- Country or organisation from which the request originates:
- Det Forenede Kongerige
- Form:
- Dom
- Authentic language:
- engelsk
- Type of procedure:
- Annullationssøgsmål - frifindelse
- Judge-Rapporteur:
- Frimodt Nielsen
- Treaty:
- Traktat om Den Europæiske Unions funktionsmåde
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- 32009R0207-A07P1LA: N 32
- 32009R0207-A39P2: N 33
- 32009R0207-A80P1: N 34 37
- 32009R0207-A80P2: N 34 37
- 32009R0207-A64P1: N 42
- 32009R0207-A37P3: N 43
- 32009R0207-A75: N 43
- 32009R0207-A04: N 49 - 67
- 62000CJ0273: N 50 60
- 62000TJ0198: N 46
- 62002CJ0049: N 50 59 60 63
- 62002TJ0016: N 46
- 62003CJ0506: N 38
- 62003TJ0303: N 46
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4.11.03.04.03.01 Den Europæiske Unions interne politik / tilnærmelse af lovgivningerne / EU-varemærke / Procedure og søgsmål / Klageprocedure / Klage til appelkamrene
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Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 June 2012 —
Seven Towns v OHIM (Representation of seven squares of different colours)
(Case T-293/10)
Community trade mark — Application for Community mark representing seven squares of different colours — Sign of which a Community trade mark may consist — Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
1. Community trade mark — Registration procedure — Publication of the application — Measure not guaranteeing registration of the trade mark (Council Regulation 207/2009, Arts 37 and 39(2)) (see paras 33, 35, 36)
2. Community trade mark — Appeals procedure — Decision on the appeal — Exercise by the Board of Appeal of the powers of the examiner — Obligation to respect the rights of the defence (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Arts 37(3), 64(1), and 75) (see paras 42, 43)
3. Community trade mark — Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark — Signs capable of constituting a mark — Colours or combinations of colours — Conditions (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 4) (see para. 50)
Re:
| ACTION brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 April 2010 (Case R 1475/2009-1), concerning an application for registration of a sign representing seven squares of different colours as a Community mark. |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders each party to bear its own costs. |
