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Document 62009TA0253
Joined Cases T-253/09 and T-254/09: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2010 — Wilo v OHIM (Faceted casing of an electric motor and representation of green facets) (Community trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark — Faceted casing of an electric motor — Application for a Community trade mark representing green facets — Absolute grounds 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))
Joined Cases T-253/09 and T-254/09: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2010 — Wilo v OHIM (Faceted casing of an electric motor and representation of green facets) (Community trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark — Faceted casing of an electric motor — Application for a Community trade mark representing green facets — Absolute grounds 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))
Joined Cases T-253/09 and T-254/09: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2010 — Wilo v OHIM (Faceted casing of an electric motor and representation of green facets) (Community trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark — Faceted casing of an electric motor — Application for a Community trade mark representing green facets — Absolute grounds 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 30, 29.1.2011, p. 37–37
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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29.1.2011 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 30/37 |
Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2010 — Wilo v OHIM (Faceted casing of an electric motor and representation of green facets)
(Joined Cases T-253/09 and T-254/09) (1)
(Community trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark - Faceted casing of an electric motor - Application for a Community trade mark representing green facets - Absolute grounds 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))
2011/C 30/66
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Wilo SE (Dortmund, Germany) (represented by: G. Braun, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: B. Schmidt and P. Quay, agents)
Re:
Two actions brought against the decisions of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 March 2009 (Cases R 1184/2008-1 and R 1196/2008-1) concerning applications for registration of a three-dimensional sign consisting of the shape of faceted casing of an electric motor and a figurative sign representing green facets.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action. |
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Orders Wilo SE to pay the costs. |