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Document 62009TA0047

Case T-47/09: Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2010 — Deutsche Behindertenhilfe — Aktion Mensch v OHIM (diegesellschafter.de) (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))

OJ C 317, 20.11.2010, p. 28–29 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

20.11.2010   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317/28


Judgment of the General Court of 7 October 2010 — Deutsche Behindertenhilfe — Aktion Mensch v OHIM (diegesellschafter.de)

(Case T-47/09) (1)

(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))

2010/C 317/51

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Deutsche Behindertenhilfe — Aktion Mensch eV (Mayence, Germany) (represented by: V. Töbelmann and A. Piltz, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann, Agent)

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.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the application;

2.

Orders Deutsche Behindertenhilfe — Aktion Mensch eV to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 102 of 1.5.2009.


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