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Document 62010TJ0561
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 22 November 2011. # LG Electronics, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM). # Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark DIRECT DRIVE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009. # Case T-561/10.
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 22 November 2011.
LG Electronics, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark DIRECT DRIVE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
Case T-561/10.
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 22 November 2011.
LG Electronics, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark DIRECT DRIVE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.
Case T-561/10.
European Court Reports 2011 II-00415*
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2011:685
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 22 November 2011 – LG Electronics v OHIM (DIRECT DRIVE)
(Case T-561/10)
Community trade mark – Application for Community word mark DIRECT DRIVE – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character and lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Marks composed exclusively of signs or indications which may serve to designate the characteristics of goods (Council Regulation No 207/2009, Art. 7(1)(c)) (see paras 20, 24-25)
Re:
ACTION brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 September 2010 (Case R 1027/2010‑2), relating to an application for registration of the word sign DIRECT DRIVE as a Community trade mark. |
Operative part
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the action; |
2. |
Orders LG Electronics, Inc. to pay the costs. |