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Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 April 2011.#Deichmann SE v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).#Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Figurative mark representing a curved band with dotted lines - Absolute ground for refusal - Absence 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-202/09.
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 April 2011.
Deichmann SE v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Figurative mark representing a curved band with dotted lines - Absolute ground for refusal - Absence 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-202/09.
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 April 2011.
Deichmann SE v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Figurative mark representing a curved band with dotted lines - Absolute ground for refusal - Absence 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-202/09.
European Court Reports 2011 II-00098*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2011:168
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 April 2011 – Deichmann v OHIM (Representation of a chevron with perforated border)
(Case T-202/09)
Community trade mark – International registration designating the European Community – Figurative mark representing a chevron with perforated border – Absolute ground for refusal – Absence of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
1. Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of distinctive character – Mark consisting in the representation of one of the elements constituting the product – Distinctive character – Criteria for assessment (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 40-41)
2. Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks devoid of distinctive character (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1)(b)) (see paras 28, 34-35, 54)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 April 2009 (Case R 224/2007-4) concerning an international registration designating the European Community of a figurative mark representing a chevron with perforated border. |
Information relating to the case
Mark concerned: |
Figurative mark representing a chevron with perforated border for goods in Classes 10 and 25 (International Registration designating the European Community, No W00881226) |
Decision of the examiner: |
Protection refused |
Decision of the Board of Appeal: |
Appeal dismissed |
Operative part
The Court:
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1.Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders Deichmann SE to pay the costs. |